Title

Mike Strange

Description

en-CA Inducted January 1990 Updated January 2013

en-CA With well over 360 bouts in his Amateur Boxing Career, Mike has been an eleven time member of the Canadian National Team, three time Olympian (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), and a two time Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist (Victoria 1994 and Malaysia 1998). Mike was the Flag Bearer for the 1998 Commonwealth Games and awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Mike continues with his sport as he mentors the “up and coming” boxers and athletes. Mike is also very involved with charities, establishing “Heater’s Heroes”, focusing on raising funds for children in need. In 2012, Mike ran across Canada, naming this the “BoxRun”, and raised more than $100,000 for Childhood Cancer Research.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=386180

Type

Still Image

Medium

Digital image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Subject

Niagara Falls Virtual Sports Wall of Fame

Awards

Portraits - Biographical

Sports - Recreation - Leisure

Provenance

City of Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2013-03-26

Date Modified

2013-03-26