Grahame Francis "Spike" Cheney (born 27 April 1969) is a retired Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight (63.5 kg) silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
Representing  Australia
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
1988 Seoul | Light welterweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 |
1990 Auckland | Welterweight |
Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Olympic results
edit- 1st round bye
- Defeated Miguel González (Paraguay) RSC 2
- Defeated Ike Quartey (Ghana) 5-0
- Defeated Todd Foster (United States) 3-2
- Defeated Lars Myrberg (Sweden) 5-0
- Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) 0-5
Pro career
editCheney turned pro in 1991, winning the WBC International Welterweight title. He retired in 1996 with a professional record of 17-3-0.
Personal life
editSince 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Boxing 67kg - Men Bronze Medals". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Spike's Mental Agony". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Grahame Cheney from BoxRec (registration required)
- Grahame Cheney at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Grahame Cheney at Olympics.com
- Grahame Cheney at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Grahame Francis Cheney at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
  | This article about an Australian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This biographical article related to an Australian boxer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |