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.

Grahame Cheney
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Light welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland Welterweight

Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Olympic results

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Pro career

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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

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Since 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing 67kg - Men Bronze Medals". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Spike's Mental Agony". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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