Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011) was an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian

Olympic Games

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, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team. He resided in Armidale, New South Wales

Armidale, New South Wales

Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...

, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.