Jeff Rackley

Jeffrey Steven Rackley QSM (born 12 September 1952) is a retired boxer from New Zealand.^[1]

Biography

Rackley was born in Nelson,^[1] the son of boxing trainer Les Rackley.^[2] He attended Nelson College from 1966 to 1971, and was a member of the school's 1st XI cricket team from 1968 to 1970, captaining the side in 1970.^[3] He was also a member and captain of the 1st XV rugby team in 1970 and 1971.^[3]

Rackley competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. There he was defeated in the second round of the Welterweight (-69 kg) by Günther Meier of West Germany.

In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Rackley was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to sport and the community.^[4]

1972 Olympic results

Below is the record of Jeff Rackley, a New Zealand welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

Round of 64: bye
Round of 32: lost to Günther Meier (West Germany) by decision, 0-5

References

^ ^a ^b sports-reference.com - Jeff Rackley profile Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rackley a confirmed sports legend". Nelson Mail. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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[SR-1] sports-reference.com - Jeff Rackley profile Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Rackley a confirmed sports legend". Nelson Mail. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[NCOB-3] "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.

[4] "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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v t e 1972 New Zealand Olympic team
Archery	Robin Sampson
Athletics	Laurie D'Arcy Rod Dixon Jack Foster Sue Haden Penny Hunt Roger Johnson Terry Manners Brenda Matthews Dave McKenzie Les Mills Tony Polhill Dick Quax Bevan Smith Robin Tait Dick Tayler Gavin Thorley
Boxing	Jeff Rackley Pat Ryan
Canoeing	Donald Cooper Tom Dooney
Cycling	Bruce Biddle Paul Brydon John Dean Vern Hanaray Harry Kent Neil Lyster Robert Oliver Blair Stockwell
Gymnastics	Diane Foote Terry Sale
Field hockey	Jeff Archibald Arthur Borren Jan Borren John Christensen Greg Dayman Chris Ineson Ross McPherson Barry Maister Selwyn Maister Trevor Manning Arthur Parkin Ramesh Patel Alan Patterson Kevin Rigby Ted Salmon Warwick Wright
Judo	Rick Littlewood
Rowing	John Clark Trevor Coker Warren Cole Ross Collinge Simon Dickie Joe Earl John Hunter Tony Hurt Dick Joyce Peter Lindsay David Lindstrom Noel Mills Chris Nilsson Gary Robertson Dudley Storey Dick Tonks Wybo Veldman Murray Watkinson Lindsay Wilson
Sailing	Fraser Beer Jock Bilger Noel Everett Con Linton Steve Marten Murray Ross Jack Scholes Bret de Thier Ron Watson
Shooting	Ian Ballinger Graeme McIntyre Bruce McMillan Mike Watt
Swimming	Heather Coombridge Colin Herring Susan Hunter John McConnochie Jaynie Parkhouse Mark Treffers
Weightlifting	John Bolton Tony Ebert Brian Marsden
Wrestling	David Aspin
Chef de Mission: Joe McManemin