Sydney Greve Explained

Sydney Greve
Nationality:Pakistani
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:9 September 1925
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Calgary, Canada

Sydney Phillip Greve (9 September 1925  - 7 December 2015) was a Pakistani boxer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost to Dennis Shepherd of South Africa.[2]

Greve started boxing at a young age and went on to become the Flyweight Champion of India in 1943. He held the title for three years with wins in 1944 and 1945 and then went on to win the Bantam weight title for 1946 and 1947. In 1948, he won the Pakistan fly-weight championship and was selected to represent the country in the 1948 Olympics.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GREVE, Sydney Phillip. 11 December 2015. Legacy.com. 13 October 2020.
  2. Sidney Greave Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081216/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/sidney-greave-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Olympic Boxers Birthday: Sydney Greve. gbotitle.tripod.com. 26 August 2024.