Giovanni Pretorius
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born(1972-01-01)1 January 1972
Transvaal, South Africa
Died23 August 2021(2021-08-23) (aged 49)
Alberton, South Africa
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportBoxing

Giovanni Pretorius (1 January 1972 – 23 August 2021) was a South African Olympic boxer.[1]

Biography

He represented his country in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He lost his first bout against Sören Antman.[2]

Pretorious died on 23 August 2021, in Alberton, after contracting COVID-19.[3] He was 49.

References

  1. ^ "Giovanni Pretorius". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Giovanni Pretorius Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Jackson, Ron (24 August 2021). "Former Olympian and South African champion dies at 49". SuperSport. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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