John Alan Wright (19 May 1929 – 12 July 2001) was a
British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in 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 ...
in
London
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. He lost in the final to
László Papp of Hungary. He was born in London and fought as Johnny Wright.
Biography
Wright won the 1948
Amateur Boxing Association
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British
middleweight title, when boxing for the Royal Navy.
1948 Olympic results
Below are the results of Johnny Wright of Great Britain, a middleweight boxer who competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
* Round of 32: defeated Herman Schneider (Switzerland) on points
* Round of 16: defeated Hector Garcia (Argentina) referee stopped contest in second round
* Quarterfinal: defeated Jan Schubart (Netherlands) on points
* Semifinal: defeated Mick McKeon (Ireland) on points
* Final: lost to
László Papp (Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)
References
External links
Johnny Wright at databaseOlympics.com*
1929 births
2001 deaths
Boxers from Greater London
Middleweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Great Britain
Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
England Boxing champions
Olympic medalists in boxing
British male boxers
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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