Nate Brooks

Nate Brooks
Olympic medal record
Men’s boxing
Competitor for the  United States
Gold Helsinki 1952 Flyweight

Nathan Eugene Brooks (born August 4, 1933 in Cleveland, OH) is a former boxer from the USA, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

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Amateur career

Brooks had an outstanding career, winning titles at the Chicago Golden Gloves in 1950 and 1951. Brooks was the 1952 Olympic Flyweight Champion, defeating Edgar Basel of West Germany in the final on a 3-0 decision.

Olympic results

  • Defeated Risto Luukkonen (Finland) 3-0
  • Defeated Alfred Zima (Austria) 3-0
  • Defeated Mircea Dobrescu (Romania) 2-1
  • Defeated Willie Toweel (South Africa) 3-0
  • Defeated Edgar Basel (West Germany) 3-0

Professional career

Brooks turned pro in 1953 and had limited success. He retired in 1958 after a string of seven losses, having won 10 and lost 9 with 4 KO in his career.

Life after boxing

Towards the end of his professional career Brooks began attending law school at Ohio State University.

References

Professional boxing record for Nate Brooks from BoxRec

External links

v · d · eOlympic Boxing Champions in Men's Flyweight
1904: - 105 lb (47.6 kg), 1920-1936: - 112 lb (50.8 kg), 1948-1964: - 51 kg, 1968-2008: 48-51 kg

1904: George Finnegan (USA) • 1920: Frankie Genaro (USA) • 1924: Fidel LaBarba (USA) • 1928: Antal Kocsis (HUN) • 1932: István Énekes (HUN) • 1936: Willy Kaiser (GER) • 1948: Pascual Pérez (ARG) • 1952: Nate Brooks (USA) • 1956: Terence Spinks (GBR) • 1960: Gyula Török (HUN) • 1964: Fernando Atzori (ITA) • 1968: Ricardo Delgado (MEX) • 1972: Georgi Kostadinov (BUL) • 1976: Leo Randolph (USA) • 1980: Petar Lesov (BUL) • 1984: Steve McCrory (USA) • 1988: Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) • 1992: Choi Chol-Su (PRK) • 1996: Maikro Romero (CUB) • 2000: Wijan Ponlid (THA) • 2004: Yuriorkis Gamboa (CUB) • 2008: Somjit Jongjohor (THA)



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