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{{short description|South African boxer}}
{{distinguish|Dennis Shepard}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=Dennis Shepherd
|birth_date=11 October 1926
|birth_place= [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
|death_date=12 June 2006 (aged 79)
|death_place= Johannesburg, South Africa{{verify source|date=October 2020}}<!--Maintext says Lichtenburg-->
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|South Africa|1928}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] | [[Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Featherweight|Featherweight]]}}
}}

'''Dennis Shepherd''' (11 October 1926 &ndash; 12 June 2006) was a South African [[boxing|boxer]] who won the silver medal in the [[featherweight]] division at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]]. Shepherd died at age 79 in [[Lichtenburg, North West|Lichtenburg]]{{verify source|date=October 2020}}<!--Infobox says Johannesburg-->.

==1948 Olympic results==
Below is the record of Dennis Shepherd, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:

* Round of 32: Defeated [[Sydney Greve]] (Pakistan) on points
* Round of 16: Defeated [[Mohamed Ammi]] (France) on points
* Quarterfinal: Defeated [[Eddie Johnson (boxer)|Eddie Johnson]] (United States) on points
* Semifinal: Defeated [[Francisco Núñez (boxer)|Francisco Nunez]] (Argentina) on points
* Final: Lost to [[Ernesto Formenti]] (Italy) on points (was awarded silver medal)

Shepherd continued to box as an amateur until 1950 when he was eliminated in the opening round of the [[British Empire Games]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand. He subsequently retired from boxing without having embarked on a professional career.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208234744/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SHEPHDEN01 profile]

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[[Category:Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 1950 British Empire Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa]]
[[Category:South African male boxers]]
[[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]]


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