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Robert Bath

Robert Gordon Bath OAM (16 September 1936 – 9 September 2025) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1956 Summer Olympics he defeated Hempala Jayasuriya of Ceylon, before losing to Song Soon-chun of South Korea. He was from Buninyong, Victoria. He was a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Bath was born in 1936. He taught physical education and sports at Ballarat Grammar School from 1958 until he retired in 1995. Bath died on 9 September 2025.

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Robert Gordon Bath OAM (16 September 1936 – 9 September 2025) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1956 Summer Olympics he defeated Hempala Jayasuriya of Ceylon, before losing to Song Soon-chun of South Korea. He was from Buninyong, Victoria. He was a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Bath was born in 1936. He taught physical education and sports at Ballarat Grammar School from 1958 until he retired in 1995. Bath died on 9 September 2025.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 2025-09-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "2025-09-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318975294

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