Daniel Bekker
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| Born | 9 February 1932 Dordrecht, Eastern Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 2009 (aged 77) Pretoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker (9 February 1932 – 22 October 2009) was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later in Rome he captured the silver medal in the same category.