Terry Spinks
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Golden Boy |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Terence Spinks 28 February 1938 West Ham, England |
| Died | 26 April 2012 (aged 74) Essex, England |
| Weight | Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 56 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Win by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
| 1956 Melbourne | Flyweight | |
Terence George Spinks MBE (28 February 1938 – 26 April 2012) was an English boxer, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the final he defeated Mircea Dobrescu of Romania on points. He was also British featherweight champion from 1960 to 1961.