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Men's Boxing | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Featherweight |
Commonwealth Games | ||
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1954 Vancouver | Featherweight |
Leonard Leisching (11 September 1934 – 25 February 2018) [1] was a boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki [2] and gold medalist at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Leisching was also an accomplished footballer, appearing as a full-back for Johannesburg Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Llandudno and Southern Suburbs.
Starting at the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament, both losing semifinalists in all divisions received bronze medals. Leisching's first-round opponent, Emmanuel Agassi, is the father of tennis champion Andre Agassi.