Clifford Blackburn (30 October 1927 – 3 June 2017) was a Canadian

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. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he defeated

Mariano Vélez Mariano Vélez (1925 – 2004) was a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost to Clifford Blackburn Clifford Blackburn (30 October 1927 – 3 June ...

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.

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