Herbert Henry Johnson (10 August 1887 – 16 December 1947) was a British
lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight boxe ...
professional
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 early twentieth century. He won a
bronze medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...
in
Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, thro ...
losing against
Frederick Spiller in the semi-finals.
References
External links
Harry Johnson's profile at Sports Reference.com
1887 births
1947 deaths
Boxers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Lightweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Great Britain
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in boxing
British male boxers
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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