# Bernie Meli

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**Bernard Meli** (born 22 July 1940) is a former [boxer](/source/Boxing) from Northern Ireland, who competed for Ireland at the [1960 Summer Olympics](/source/1960_Summer_Olympics).[1]

## Biography

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he competed in the [men's light welterweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_welterweight) event.[2]

Meli was selected for the [1962 Northern Irish team](/source/Northern_Ireland_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games)[3] for the [1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) in [Perth](/source/Perth), Australia.[4] He competed in the [light-welterweight category](/source/Boxing_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games),[5] where he lost to [Harvey Reti](/source/Harvey_Reti) of Canada in the quarter-final round.[6]

## References

1. ["Bernie Meli Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185739/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/bernie-meli-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/bernie-meli-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

1. ["Biographical information"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/4002). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

1. ["Five boxers may be considered for Empire Games"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19620906/290/0008). *Northern Whig*. 6 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. ["Empire Games Selection"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005119/19620907/268/0012). *Belfast News-Letter*. 7 September 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. ["Northern Ireland Perth 1962"](https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035/48/all). *Commonwealth Games Federation*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211017034444/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035/48/all) 17 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

1. ["Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962"](http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/CommonwealthGames1962.html). *Amateur Boxing*. Retrieved 24 October 2025.

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