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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born on 7 December 1912, Sutherland was the only son of Clement and Lily Sutherland (née Small).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths |title=Birth search: registration number 1913/5448 |date= |website=Births, deaths and marriages online |publisher=Department of Internal Affairs |accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
Born on 7 December 1912, Arthur (Artie)Sutherland was one of the six boys and 1 girl of Clement and Lily Sutherland (née Small).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths |title=Birth search: registration number 1913/5448 |date= |website=Births, deaths and marriages online |publisher=Department of Internal Affairs |accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>


Sutherland won the New Zealand amateur middleweight boxing title in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxingnz.org.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=3915c91c-eda5-4a33-9c95-9d99fd1c8759 |title=New Zealand amateur boxing champions |date= |website= |publisher=Boxing New Zealand |accessdate=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="BOP Times 1949"/> He was duly selected to represent New Zealand in the same division at the [[Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games|1938 British Empire Games]], but was eliminated in his first bout, being easily defeated on points by the Welsh fighter, [[Denis Reardon]], who went on to win the gold medal.<ref name="Advocate 1938">{{cite news | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68405131 | title=Boxing : wrestling – two Australian wins | date=8 February 1938 | work=The Advocate | accessdate=25 February 2018 | page=4}}</ref><ref name="CGF">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/sports/results.asp?countryid=&resultid=&eventid=1484&sportid=1484&teamid=&catid=139&resultsid=1&gameid=3031&participants=0&categoryid=139&athleteid=&sortid=1 |title=Results for the 1938 British Empire Games – Boxing – 75kg – Men |year=2014 |website= |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
Sutherland won the New Zealand amateur middleweight boxing title in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxingnz.org.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=3915c91c-eda5-4a33-9c95-9d99fd1c8759 |title=New Zealand amateur boxing champions |date= |website= |publisher=Boxing New Zealand |accessdate=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="BOP Times 1949"/> He was duly selected to represent New Zealand in the same division at the [[Boxing at the 1938 British Empire Games|1938 British Empire Games]], but was eliminated in his first bout, being easily defeated on points by the Welsh fighter, [[Denis Reardon]], who went on to win the gold medal.<ref name="Advocate 1938">{{cite news | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68405131 | title=Boxing : wrestling – two Australian wins | date=8 February 1938 | work=The Advocate | accessdate=25 February 2018 | page=4}}</ref><ref name="CGF">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/sports/results.asp?countryid=&resultid=&eventid=1484&sportid=1484&teamid=&catid=139&resultsid=1&gameid=3031&participants=0&categoryid=139&athleteid=&sortid=1 |title=Results for the 1938 British Empire Games – Boxing – 75kg – Men |year=2014 |website= |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |accessdate=25 February 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


A gold miner, Sutherland was killed on 16 January 1949 in a mining accident at [[Nevis River|Upper Nevis]], about 40 km from [[Cromwell, New Zealand|Cromwell]]. He and a companion were working in a tunnel when the roof collapsed, burying Sutherland under the earth fall.<ref name="BOP Times 1949">{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19490117.2.38 | title=Amateur boxer killed | date=17 January 1949 | work=Bay of Plenty Times | accessdate=25 February 2018 | page=4}}</ref>
A gold miner, Sutherland was killed on 16 January 1949 in a mining accident at [[Nevis River|Upper Nevis]], about 40&nbsp;km from [[Cromwell, New Zealand|Cromwell]]. He and a companion were working in a tunnel when the roof collapsed, burying Sutherland under the earth fall.<ref name="BOP Times 1949">{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19490117.2.38 | title=Amateur boxer killed | date=17 January 1949 | work=Bay of Plenty Times | accessdate=25 February 2018 | page=4}}</ref>


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[[Category:Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games]]
[[Category:New Zealand male boxers]]
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[[Category:Middleweight boxers]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand]]
[[Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen]]




Latest revision as of 05:47, 6 December 2024

Artie Sutherland
Personal information
Full nameArthur Sutherland
Born(1912-12-07)7 December 1912
Died16 January 1949(1949-01-16) (aged 36)
Upper Nevis, Central Otago, New Zealand
OccupationGold miner
Weight71 kg (156+1⁄2 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAmateur boxing
Achievements and titles
National finalsMiddleweight champion (1937)

Arthur Sutherland (7 December 1912 – 16 January 1949) was a New Zealand amateur boxer, who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games, and won one national amateur title in the middleweight division.

Biography

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Born on 7 December 1912, Arthur (Artie)Sutherland was one of the six boys and 1 girl of Clement and Lily Sutherland (née Small).[2]

Sutherland won the New Zealand amateur middleweight boxing title in 1937.[3][4] He was duly selected to represent New Zealand in the same division at the 1938 British Empire Games, but was eliminated in his first bout, being easily defeated on points by the Welsh fighter, Denis Reardon, who went on to win the gold medal.[1][5]

A gold miner, Sutherland was killed on 16 January 1949 in a mining accident at Upper Nevis, about 40 km from Cromwell. He and a companion were working in a tunnel when the roof collapsed, burying Sutherland under the earth fall.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing : wrestling – two Australian wins". The Advocate. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1913/5448". Births, deaths and marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "New Zealand amateur boxing champions". Boxing New Zealand. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Amateur boxer killed". Bay of Plenty Times. 17 January 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Results for the 1938 British Empire Games – Boxing – 75kg – Men". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]


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