Frank Roberts (boxer)

Australian Olympic boxer, first Aboriginal Olympian
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IntroAustralian Olympic boxer, first Aboriginal Olympian
PlacesAustralia
wasAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth5 March 1945
Death7 February 2011 (aged 65 years)
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Biography

Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011) was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team. He resided in Armidale, New South Wales, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.

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