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Athol McQueenPrint Page 
08-June-2021
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The Kyogle Lions Club and Richmond Landcare combined Olympic project commemorates Athol McQueen who represented Australia in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Boxing Heavyweight Division.
At the 1964 Olympics at the age of 23, he defeated Tadayuki Maruyama of Japan, before losing to Joe Frazier of the United States. He was the first boxer to drop Joe Frazier to the canvas.
Location
| Address: | ANZAC Drive, Kyogle, 2574 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.619039 Long: 153.000584 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
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| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
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Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1994 |
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Front Inscription
Kyogle Lions Club and Richmond Landcare combined Olympic project honouring Athol McQueen who represented Australia in the Heavyweight Division of the Boxing Tournament at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Left Side Inscription
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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
