1934 –
Kevin Hogarth won Australia's first Olympic boxing medal in almost 50 years in the welterweight division at Melbourne 1956. The previous medal was a silver won by the famous sporting all-rounder Reginald “Snowy” Baker at London 1908. Hogarth's international boxing career ended when he was eliminated in the quarter finals of the light middleweight division at the Empire and Commonwealth Games at Cardiff 1958.
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.
