Justann Crawford

Justann Crawford
Born24 July 1973 (1973-07-24) (age 51)
Burnie Australia
Statistics
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights123
Wins98
Wins by KO48
Losses25
Draws0

Justann John Crawford (born July 24, 1973) is a retired indigenous Australian Olympic boxer. Justann earned 9 international gold medals and represented Australia at the 1992, 1996 Olympic Games and 1994 Commonwealth Games. He also held 9 Australian boxing titles mainly in the middleweight division, or in the light heavyweight division.[1]

Justann Crawford's boxing career was cut short because of an eye injury and mild brain damage in 1998 at age 25. However, he was one of the first few indigenous Australians to compete in the Olympic Games.[2]

His commitment to boxing has put him in the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame to recognise his multiple international titles in representing Australia as an aboriginal.[3][4][5]

Following his retirement from the ring, Crawford became a personal boxing trainer at Balmain Fitness.

  1. ^ "Justann's Story". Australian Olympics. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Indigenous Australian Olympians". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ <ref>O'Brien, Liam (27 May 2021). "Fighting Under Five Rings – Justann Crawford's Olympic Obsession". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Justann Crawford". Australia Olympics. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ Martin., Tatz, Colin (2000). Black gold : the Aboriginal and Islander sports hall of fame. Aboriginal Studies. ISBN 0-85575-367-6. OCLC 492594270.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)