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1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland from 18 to 22 April. It was the sixth edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 71 fighters from 12 countries participating. Medal winners Medal table References External links {{EC Amateur Boxing European Amateur Boxing Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, Dubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew Kowalski Boxer
Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "anger". Its diminutive forms include Zbyszek and Zbyś. The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk (derived from Zbyhněv). Individuals with this name may celebrate their name day on February 17, March 17, April 1, June 16 or October 10. English diminutive of this name is Zibi, Zbiggy or Zbig. Notable people * Zbigniew of Brzezia (c. 1360 – c. 1425), Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora * Zbigniew of Poland, high duke of Poland from 1102–1106 A * Zbigniew Andruszkiewicz (born 1959), Polish rower B * Zbigniew Babiński (1896–1940), Polish military and sports aviator * Zbigniew Bargielski (born 1937), Polish composer * Zbigniew Baranowski (born 1991), Polish wrestler * Zbigniew Bartman (born 1987), Polish volleyball pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 In Boxing
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Runge
Herbert Runge (23 January 1913 – 11 March 1986) was a German heavyweight boxer. He won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was born in Elberfeld, which later became part of Wuppertal, where he died as well. Amateur career Runge's biggest success was his gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He also won three medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships (silver in 1934 and 1937 and bronze in 1939). In addition to that, he is an eight-time German amateur champion (1935–1939, 1941–1943), as well as two-time runner-up to Hein ten Hoff in 1940 and 1944. 1936 Summer Olympics *1st round: bye *2nd round: Rudolf Kus (Czechoslovakia), knock-out in Round 1 *Quarter-final: Anthony Stuart (Great Britain), won on points *Semi-final: Ferenc Nagy (Hungary), walkover, due to injury *Gold medal bout: Guillermo Lovell (Argentina), won on points Professional career Runge had an unsuccessful professional career that spanned from 1946 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemesio Lazzari
Nemesio, from the Spanish name for Nemesis, is a Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (July 17, 1966), Suspected founder and leader of multinational drug cartel CJNG *Nemesio Camacho (1869–1929), Colombian businessman and politician *Nemesio Canales (1878–1923), Puerto Rican writer and politician *Nemesio E. Caravana (1901–?), Filipino film director and actor *Nemesio Antúnez (1918–1993), Chilean painter *Nemesio Rivera Meza (1918-2007), Peruvian Roman Catholic bishop *Nemesio Prudente (1927–2008), Filipino educator and activist *Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta (1928–2009), Spanish businessman, journalist and politician *Nemesio Jiménez (born 1946), Spanish cyclist *Nemesio Miranda (born 1949), Filipino painter *Nemesio Domínguez Domínguez (born 1950), Mexican politician See also *Vitorino Nemésio Vitorino Nemésio Mendes Pinheiro da Silva (19 December 1901, in Praia da Vitória – 20 February 1978, in Lisbon) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olle Tandberg
Olof Peder "Olle" Tandberg (10 October 1918 – 26 December 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. He was the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939. Biography Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. He represented Djurgårdens IF. During his career he had 30 fights, winning 23 (11 by KO), losing 6 (1 by KO), and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936 Berlin Olympics where he defeated US boxer Art Oliver. He lost in the second round of competition to Hungarian Ferenc Nagy. On 14 August 1949 he lost to Jersey Joe Walcott Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the NYSAC, NBA, and ''The Ring'' heavyweight titles from 1951 to 1952 ... on TKO in the 5th round. He died in Stockholm on 26 December 1996. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tandberg, Olle 1918 births 1996 deaths Heavyweight boxers Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Szigeti
Lajos Szigeti (27 November 1906 – 27 April 1974) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest. In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist Ernest Peirce of South Africa. Four years later he lost in the second round of the 1936 Olympic middleweight class against Josef Hrubeš. 1932 Olympic results * Round of 16: bye * Quarterfinal: lost to Ernest Peirce Ernest "Eddie" Peirce (25 September 1909 – 23 January 1998) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was born in Somerset West and died in Apache Junction, Arizona Apache Junction is ... (South Africa) by decision References External links Profile 1906 births 1974 deaths Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for Hungary Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciszek Szymura
Franciszek Szymura (7 December 1912 – 18 May 1985) was a Polish boxer who competed four times in the European Amateur Boxing Championships (1937, 1939, 1947, and 1949) and in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won twice the silver medal in the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan and the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin, lost twice by Luigi Musina, the upcoming professional European champion (1942–1947).List of European Boxing Union light heavyweight champions At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Mauro Cia. He was also a basketball player and represented Poland at the EuroBasket 1946 The 1946 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1946, was the fourth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Musina
Luigi Musina (17 April 1914, in Gorizia – 10 February 1990, in Cormons) was an Italian boxer. He won the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan, Italy and the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin, Ireland winning the final fights against Franciszek Szymura. Musina fought in several duals: ITA vs. HUN (1936), Europe vs. USA (1936, 1937, 1939), ITA vs. USA (1937), ITA vs. POL (1938, 1939), ITA vs. GER (1938, 1939, 1940), scoring +13 –1 =0. Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 November 2011. In April 1940 he won the first professional bout of his career. In April 1942 he became the European champion in the Light heavyweight class, and held the title until 1947. Musina ended the career of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Ågren
Oscar Ågren (1914 – 1992) was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships and in the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He twice won the bronze medal at Milan 1937 and Dublin 1939, respectively in the Welterweight and Middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ... classes. References 1914 births 1992 deaths Swedish male boxers Middleweight boxers 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Pisarski
Józef Pisarski (15 June 1913 – 8 December 1986) was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Łódź. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Leonard Cook Arthur Leonard "Rusty" Cook (20 April 1913 – 10 October 1991) was an Australian boxer. Cook won Australia's first ever Empire/Commonwealth Games boxing gold medal in the 1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were th .... External linksprofile 1913 births 1986 deaths Sportspeople from Łódź People from Piotrków Governorate Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers of Poland Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Polish male boxers Members of the Polish Gymnastic Society "Sokół" 20th-century Polish people {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Raadik
Anton "Rampaging Estonian" Raadik (January 15, 1917 – March 13, 1999) was the most famous Estonian-born middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s, fighting out of Chicago, Illinois. Professional boxing career Anton Raadik was European Middleweight Champion in 1939. On May 13, 1939, he lost a three-round decision to middleweight Jimmy Reeves in Chicago in the International Golden Gloves. In all, he had a reported 130 amateur fights, winning 118. In 1940 and 1941 he had his first three professional fights in Moscow. In 1943 he won three more fights in Scandinavia, losing only to Oiva Purho in Gothenburg in 1944. Raadik fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II and settled first in Finland before moving to Sweden in 1945. He was inactive in 1945 and then moved to Chicago in 1946. In the USA, Raadik made rapid progress and in December 1946 fought the formidable Jake LaMotta. In 1947 he lost to two famous and experienced opponents, Georgie Abrams and Al Hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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