Leonard Leisching
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Leonard Leisching (born 11 September 1934) is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki [1] and gold medalist at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Leisching was also an accomplished footballer, appearing as a full-back for Johannesburg Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Llandudno and Southern Suburbs.
References
- ↑ Profile: Len Leisching sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)
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- 1934 births
- Featherweight boxers
- South African boxers
- Olympic boxers of South Africa
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa
- Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- South African soccer players
- Rangers F.C. (Johannesburg) players
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