Dennis Shepherd


Dennis Shepherd was a South African boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Shepherd died at age 79 in Lichtenburg.

1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Dennis Shepherd, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:
Shepherd continued to box as an amateur until 1950 when he was eliminated in the opening round of the British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He subsequently retired from boxing without having embarked on a professional career.