Nate Brooks

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Gold	Helsinki 1952	Flyweight

Nathan Eugene Brooks (born August 4, 1933 in Cleveland, OH) is a former boxer from the USA, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Contents 1 Amateur Career 1.1 Olympic Results 2 Pro Career 3 Life After Boxing 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Amateur Career

Brooks had an outstanding career, winning titles at the Chicago Golden Gloves in 1950 and 1951. Brooks was the 1952 Olympic Flyweight Champion, defeating Edgar Basel of West Germany in the final on a 3-0 decision.

[edit] Olympic Results

• Defeated Risto Luukkonen (Finland) 3-0
• Defeated Alfred Zima (Austria) 3-0
• Defeated Mircea Dobrescu (Romania) 2-1
• Defeated Willie Toweel (South Africa) 3-0
• Defeated Edgar Basel (West Germany) 3-0

[edit] Pro Career

Brooks turned pro in 1953 and had limited success. He retired in 1958 after a strong of seven losses, having won 10 and lost 9 with 4 KO in his career..

[edit] Life After Boxing

Towards the end of his pro career Brooks began attending law school at The Ohio State University.

[edit] External links

• databaseOlympics

[edit] References

Professional boxing record for Nate Brooks from Boxrec