John Conteh

Great Britain

Boxing

B: May 27, 1951

World Light Heavyweight Champion

Conteh won the middleweight gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. He won the W.B.C. Light Heavyweight crown in October 1974 and held the title until 1978 when he was the loser on points over fifteen rounds to the Yugoslav fighter Mate Parlov. He failed twice in efforts to win back his old crown in 1979 and then again seven months later in 1980, both against Matthew Saad Muhammad. Conteh retired from professional boxing in 1980. His professional record is 34 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses.

SUPERSTARS RECORD

EVENT	PLACE	POINTS	MONEY	EVENT WINS
1974 UK Final	1	57 5/6	£4,000	Weight Lifting, Cricket, Cycling, Gym Test
1976 UK Final	2	29	£1,500	None
1976 European Heat 1	1	42 1/2	$5,000	Kayaking, Shooting, Gym Test
1976 European Final	9	13	0	None
1977 Worlds	15	3 4/5	$1,140	None
TOTALS		146 2/15	£5,500 + $6,140	7

PERSONAL BESTS

Table Tennis	4th	1976 European Heat 1
Weight Lifting (Clean & Jerk)	95.0	1974 UK Final 1976 UK Final 1976 European Final
Weight Lifting	220	1977 Worlds
Gym Test - Chin-Ups	16
Gym Test - Dips	35	1974 UK Final
Gym Test - Squat Thrusts	85	1976 European Final
Gym Test - Chin-Ups + Dips	49	1977 Worlds
Cricket	6	1974 UK Final
Shooting (out of 50)	47	1976 European Heat 1
Shooting (out of 100)	64	1976 European Final
Soccer Penalties (out of 5)	4	1977 Worlds
Soccer Test	2 - 1:20.8	1976 UK Final
Kayaking - 125 Meters	38.8	1976 European Heat 1
Rowing	41.11	1977 Worlds
100 Yard Dash	11.81	1977 Worlds
100 Meter Dash	12.4	1976 European Heat 1
Cycling - 400 Meter Time Trial	37.6	1974 UK Final
Cycling - 500 Meters	43.5	1976 UK Final
600 Meter Steeplechase	1:41.2	1976 European Heat 1
Half Mile Run	2:17.48	1977 Worlds
Obstacle Course	41.81	1977 Worlds
Points Scored - 8 events	57 5/6	1974 UK Final
Points Scored	3 4/5	1977 Worlds

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