Grahame Cheney

Grahame Cheney
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games

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.

Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.^[1]

Olympic results[]

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[]

Cheney turned pro in 1991, winning the WBC International Welterweight title. He retired in 1996 with a professional record of 17-3-0.

Personal life[]

Since 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder.^[2]

References[]

^ "Boxing 67kg - Men Bronze Medals". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ "Spike's Mental Agony". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

External links[]

Boxing record for Grahame Cheney from BoxRec
Grahame Cheney at the Australian Olympic Committee
Grahame Cheney at the International Olympic Committee
Grahame Cheney at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Grahame Francis Cheney at the Commonwealth Games Federation

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[1] "Boxing 67kg - Men Bronze Medals". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[2] "Spike's Mental Agony". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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