Armand Apell (January 16, 1905 in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

– July 3, 1990) was a French

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. He competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. In 1928, Apell won the silver medal in the flyweight class after losing the final against

Antal Kocsis Antal Kocsis (17 November 1905 – 25 October 1994) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the gold medal in the flyweight class after winning the final against Armand Apell of France. He was ...

1928 Olympic results

Below are the bouts Armand Apell (France) fought in the flyweight division at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated

Frankie Martin Frank Bickerdike Martin (né ''Salvagio''; February 25, 1908 – March 12, 1988) was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the flyweight division. He was born in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is t ...

(Canada) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated

Cuthbert Taylor Cuthbert Taylor (11 December 1909 – 15 November 1977) was a Welsh boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was the Welsh Bantamweight Champion. Amateur boxing career According to boxing historian, Gareth Jones, Cu ...

(Great Britain) on points * Semifinal: defeated

Baddie Lebanon Henry "Baddie" Lebanon (10 October 1910 – c. 1986) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, o ...

(South Africa) on points * Final: lost to

(Hungary) on points (was awarded silver medal)

References

Armand Apell's profile at databaseOlympics

1905 births 1990 deaths Sportspeople from Strasbourg Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in boxing French male boxers Sportspeople from Alsace-Lorraine Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{france-Olympic-medalist-stub