Erle Wiltshire is a former flyweight

Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...

 boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Australia

Australia

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, who was born in Burma. He represented his second country at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round by France

France

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's Jérôme Thomas

Jérôme Thomas

Jérôme Thomas is a boxer from France, competing in the flyweight division....

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Wiltshire won the Australian championship in his division in 1998 and 1999, when he also claimed a gold medal at the International Invitational tournament in Sydney in December.