Ernest Peirce
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Competitor for  South Africa
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1932 Los Angeles | Middleweight |
| British Empire Games | ||
| Bronze | 1930 Hamilton | Middleweight |
Ernest "Eddie" Peirce (25 September 1909 – 23 January 1998) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Somerset West and died in Apache Junction, Arizona, United States.
In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the middleweight class after winning the third place fight against Roger Michelot.
Two years earlier he won the middleweight bronze medal at the 1930 British Empire Games.
He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.
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