Robert Bath
Australian boxer (1936–2025)
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Robert Gordon Bath OAM[2] (16 September 1936 – 9 September 2025) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 1956 Summer Olympics he defeated Hempala Jayasuriya of Ceylon, before losing to Song Soon-chun of South Korea.[3] He was from Buninyong, Victoria.[4] He was a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).[5]
FullnameRobert Gordon Bath
NationalityAustralian
Born16 September 1936[1]
Died9 September 2025 (aged 88)
Bath was born in 1936.[6] He taught physical education and sports at Ballarat Grammar School from 1958 until he retired in 1995. Bath died on 9 September 2025.[5]
