# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerrie-coetzee
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:08:19.270Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerrie-coetzee"
name: "Gerrie Coetzee"
slug: "gerrie-coetzee"
description: "Gerhardus Christian Coetzee OIB was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first African in history to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship, having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984. He held notable knockout wins against WBA world heavyweight champion Michael Dokes and undisputed world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, as well as a draw with future WBC world heavyweight champion Pinklon Thomas and wins over top contenders Ron Stander, Scott LeDoux and James Tillis."
tagline: "South African boxer (1955–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gerrie_Coetzee_in_KO_Magazine_July_1984_issue.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1955-04-08"
deathDate: "2023-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.4335260115606936
  historical:           12.98053466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  225
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gerrie Coetzee"
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    title: "Gerrie Coetzee"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gerrie Coetzee"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump