Jean Delarge (6 April 1906 – 7 July 1977) was a
Belgian
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welterweight
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professional
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the 1920s. He was born in
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
. Delarge won the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
in
boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 15 to 20 July.
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 181 boxers from ...
in the
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
category, defeating
Héctor Méndez in the final.
References
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Jean Delarge's profile
1906 births
1977 deaths
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Belgium
Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Belgium
Olympic medalists in boxing
Sportspeople from Liège
Belgian male boxers
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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