Personal information | |
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Full name | Robert Purdie |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 18 February 1911
Died | 9 July 1982 New Zealand | (aged 71)
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Boxing |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | Featherweight champion (1930, 1931) Lightweight champion (1932) |
Robert Purdie (18 February 1911 – 9 July 1982) was a New Zealand boxer who represented his country at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1911, [1] Purdie won three New Zealand national boxing titles, in the featherweight division in 1930 and 1931, [2] and the lightweight division in 1932. [1] In 1930 he won the Jamieson Belt for the most scientific boxer at the national championships. [2]
In 1932, Purdie was one of three New Zealand boxers to compete at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. [2] Fighting in the lightweight division, Purdie controversially lost his first round fight to the Italian, Mario Bianchini. [3]
Purdie died in 1982, [1] and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium in Auckland. [4]