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Július Torma
Július Torma (March 7, 1922, Budapest – October 23, 1991, Prague) was an ethnic Slovakian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight. He was born in Budapest and died in Prague. Olympic results London - 1948 (as a Welterweight) *Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points *Round of 16: Defeated Clifford Blackburn (Canada) second-round knockout *Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round *Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points *Final: Defeated Hank Herring (United States) on points (won gold medal) Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight) *Round of 32: Defeated John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Herring
Horace H. "Hank" Herring (June 19, 1922 – May 18, 1999) was an American boxer. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to Július Torma of Czechoslovakia. Early life and military service Herring was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the United States Navy, where he achieved the rank of steward chief petty officer. He was stationed at Naval Station San Diego, California and was one of the first U.S. Navy enlisted sailors to participate in the Olympic Games. '' All Hands'', The |
Clifford Blackburn
Clifford Blackburn (30 October 1927 – 3 June 2017) was a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he defeated Mariano Vélez of the Philippines, before losing to Július Torma Július Torma (March 7, 1922, Budapest – October 23, 1991, Prague) was an ethnic Slovakian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He comp ... of Czechoslovakia. References 1927 births 2017 deaths Canadian male boxers Olympic boxers of Canada Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Welterweight boxers {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxers At The 1948 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovak Male Boxers
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Boxers From Budapest
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1991 Deaths
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1922 Births
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Vlasta Dekanova And Other Czechoslovakian Leaders In 1948
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Ramón Tapia
Ramón Tapia Zapata (March 17, 1932 in Antofagasta – April 12, 1984) was a Chilean boxer who won the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Tapia died in 1984. Olympic results *Defeated Zbigniew Piórkowski (Poland) K.O. *Defeated Július Torma (Czechoslovakia) K.O. *Defeated Gilbert Chapron (France) points *Lost to Gennadi Shatkov Gennadi Ivanovich Shatkov (russian: Геннадий Иванович Шатков, May 27, 1932 – January 14, 2009) was a boxer from the USSR, who competed in the Middleweight division (– 75 kg) during the major part of ... (Soviet Union) K.O. References 1932 births 1984 deaths Olympic boxers for Chile Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Chile Sportspeople from Antofagasta Olympic medalists in boxing Chilean male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers 20th-century Chilean people {{Chile-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Richter
Howard Richter (born 18 May,1935) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... Howard (or Snow) and his brother Graham Richter founded Richter Engineering and became a worldwide agricultural machinery inventors. He married Rosanna O’Sullivan, in 1966, a socialite of the late Emil and Addie O’Sullivan. Whilst Howard does not have contact with his firstborn son Gavin, his first daughter Carey, was born in August 1967, followed by his second daughter Kate, in 1969. Howard and his daughters are still very close. Upon his divorce from Rosanna O’Sullivan, he married Leonie Middleton who had three children of her own. They resided in the scenic town of Boonah, until 1987 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zygmunt Chychła
Zygmunt Chychła (5 November 1926 – 26 September 2009) was a Polish boxer. He won the first post-World War II Olympic gold medal for Poland. Career In 1939 he began training at the Polish boxing club '' Gedania'', having started boxing at the age 12. During the war he lost his Gdańsk citizenship and was compulsorily conscripted into the Wehrmacht in 1944. In France he deserted and joined the 2nd Polish Army, led by general Władysław Anders, in Italy. He returned to Poland in 1946. In 1947, he made his debut with the national boxing team of Poland, led by famous coach Feliks Stamm. He started at the 1948 London Olympic Games and reached the quarterfinal. In 1951 he won the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan. He was chosen the best Polish Sportspersonality of the Year in a Plebiscite of the ''Sport Review''. Chychła won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki beating in the final a representative of the Soviet Union, Sergei Scherbakov. On the way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Gage
Louis Gage (June 26, 1928 – April 24, 2014) was an American boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1928 births 2014 deaths American male boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lake Charles, Louisiana Welterweight boxers {{US-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
