About Grahame Cheney
Born 1969. Grahame Cheney is an Australian boxer.
Grahame Francis "Spike" Cheney (born 27 April 1969) is a retired Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight (63.5 kg) silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Olympic results 1st round bye Defeated Miguel González (Paraguay) RSC 2 Defeated Ike Quartey (Ghana) 5–0 Defeated Todd Foster (United States) 3–2 Defeated Lars Myrberg (Sweden) 5–0 Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) 0–5
Pro career Cheney turned pro in 1991, winning the WBC International Welterweight title. He retired in 1996 with a professional record of 17–3–0.
Personal life Since 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder.
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Who is Grahame Cheney?
Australian boxer
When was Grahame Cheney born?
Grahame Cheney was born on 27 April 1969 in Lithgow.
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Grahame Cheney is a boxer.
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Grahame Cheney is Australian.
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