Ron Gower

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRonald Charles "Ron"•Gower
Used nameRon•Gower
Born6 March 1929 in Hobart, Tasmania (AUS)
Died8 February 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania (AUS)
Affiliations?, Tasmania, (AUS)
NOC Australia

Biography

Ron Gower was an Australian boxer who burst onto the national boxing scene in 1946, when he was only 17, by winning the Tasmanian Flyweight Championship. Gower fought through 1955, competing at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, and the 1950 British Empire Games. He was Australian Flyweight Champion in 1947.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Boxing AUS Ron Gower
Flyweight, Men (Olympic) =9
1952 Summer Olympics Boxing AUS Ron Gower
Bantamweight, Men (Olympic) =17