Bryan Gibson

Bryan Gibson (born November 10, 1947 in Kentville, Nova Scotia) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and is the first boxer of African descent from Nova Scotia to compete in the Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's middleweight division (– 75 kilograms) by East Germany's Bernd Wittenburg. He now coaches the Evangaline Trail Amateur Boxing Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia (his hometown). He has coached a variety of amateur boxers including some amateur national champions and a gold medallist at the most recent Canada Games. He is also a bus driver for the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board in Nova Scotia, Canada.

For the American producer and composer, see Bryan Gibson (musician). For those of a similar name, see Brian Gibson (disambiguation).

1976 Olympic record

Below are the results of Bryan Gibson, a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

  • Round of 32: lost to Bernd Wittenburg (East Germany) by a third-round knockout

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