Joseph William Goyder (1 July 1907 – 12 February 1986) was an

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who competed for

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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 and died in

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. He fought as Joe Goyder. At the 1928 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the first round of the heavyweight class after losing his bout to

Sam Olij Simon Paulus Olij (5 October 1900, Landsmeer – 4 August 1975, Amsterdam) was a Dutch heavyweight boxer who attended the 1928 Summer Olympics. During World War II, he was a Nazi collaborator. Olij was later sentenced to death but was reprieved a ...

. Two years later at the 1930

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, he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class after winning the final against Al Pitcher of

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. Goyder won the

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1929 and 1932 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Old Goldsmiths ABC and City Police respectively.

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* http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/boxing.htm * http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/CommonwealthGames1930.pdf 1907 births 1986 deaths Boxers from Greater London English male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{England-boxing-bio-stub