Laurie Birks
Personal information
Full nameLaurence Sydney Birks
Born(1928-01-07)7 January 1928
DiedBetween 2014 and 2021
Sport
SportBoxing

Laurence Sydney Birks (born 7 January 1928, date of death unknown) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Birks married Elaine Rose Parry, a member of the Queensland cricket team, in Bundaberg on 21 October 1950.[2]

Birks died between 2014 and 2021.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laurie Birks Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Boxer Laurie Birks to wed". Brisbane Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Laurie Birks". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2023.


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