Heimata Neuffer (died 13 November 2020)[1] was a French Polynesian heavyweight boxer who represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games.
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Neuffer was from Raiatea and worked as a police officer.[1] The son of boxer Pascal Neuffer, he began boxing at an early age.[2]
In 2011 he was selected as part of the Tahitian team for the Cadet World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[3] The following year he was sent to Los Angeles to train.[4]
At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby he won gold in the heavyweight division.[2] In 2016 he competed in the French Amateur Boxing Championships,[2] losing in the final to Mickael Robert.[5] Following this he was selected to join the Pôle France Boxe at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance in Paris.[6]
At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila he had to compete under the banner of the Pacific Games Council due to the disaccreditation of the Polynesian Boxing Federation,[7] but won gold.[8] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won bronze.[9]
He was killed in a car accident in Raiatea on 13 November 2020.[1][10] In June 2021 the driver of the vehicle was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years imprisonment.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Heimata Neuffer, champion de boxe, décède dans un accident de la route" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Boxe : Heimata Neuffer veut le titre de Champion de France" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Boxe: Championnats du Monde Cadets a Astana ( Khazahstan)" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Deux boxeurs polynésiens en stage à Los Angeles" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Champoionnat de France de Boxe amateur : Heimata Neuffer s'incline en finale" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Boxe - INSEP : Heimata Neuffer intègrera le pôle France en 2017" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Boxe – Mini Jeux Vanuatu : Médailles assurées pour Neuffer, Atiu et Jubely" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Boxe – Mini-Jeux du Pacifique : De l'or et de l'argent pour nos Aito" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "De l'argent et du bronze pour les boxeurs" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Disparition brutale de Heimata Neuffer à l'âge de 24 ans" (in French). Polymesie1. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Décès de Heimata Neuffer, le conducteur condamné" (in French). polynesie1. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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