Personal information | |
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Nationality | South African |
Born | Transvaal, South Africa | 1 January 1972
Died | 23 August 2021 Alberton, South Africa | (aged 49)
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | South Africa |
Sport | Boxing |
Giovanni Pretorius (1 January 1972 – 23 August 2021) was a South African Olympic boxer.[1]
He represented his country in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He lost his first bout against Sören Antman.[2]
Pretorious died on 23 August 2021, in Alberton, after contracting COVID-19.[3] He was 49.