Henry "Baddie" Lebanon (10 October 1910 – c. 1986) was a South African
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
who 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 ...
. He was born in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
. His nickname is also spelled as "Buddy". In 1928, he finished fourth in the
flyweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to
Carlo Cavagnoli.
External links
Baddie Lebanon's profile at Sports Reference.comBiography of Baddie Lebanon
1910 births
1980s deaths
Flyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for South Africa
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Boxers from Johannesburg
South African male boxers
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