Daniel Beahan made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games. Beahan won the Oceania Championships earlier in 2008 and competed in the super heavyweight division at the Games.. Boxing since the age of 10, Beahan won bronze at the World Junior Titles in 2002 and was given an AIS boxing scholarship in 2006. On accepting the scholarship Beahan gave up playing A-grade soccer in Queensland to focus on boxing.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
