Július Torma (7 March 1922,

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– 23 October 1991,

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) was a Slovak

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competing for

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. He won the gold medal at the

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in 1948 for

in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). Torma defeated

Hank Herring Horace H. "Hank" Herring (June 19, 1922 – May 18, 1999) was an American boxing, boxer. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to Július Torma of Czechoslovakia. Early life and ...

of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight. He was born in

and died in

Olympic results

London - 1948 (as a Welterweight) *Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points *Round of 16: Defeated

Clifford Blackburn Clifford Blackburn (30 October 1927 – 3 June 2017) was a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he defeated Mariano Vélez of the Philippines, before losing t ...

(Canada) second-round knockout *Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round *Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points *Final: Defeated

(United States) on points (won gold medal) Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight) *Round of 32: Defeated

John Patrick Maloney John Patrick Maloney (30 May 1932 – September 2004) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and ...

(Great Britain) by decision, 2-1 *Round of 16: Defeated

Louis Gage Louis Gage (June 26, 1928 – April 24, 2014) was an American boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commo ...

(United States) by decision, 2-1 *Quarterfinal: Lost to

Zygmunt Chychła Zygmunt Chychła (5 November 1926 – 26 September 2009) was a Polish boxer. He won the first post-World War II Olympic gold medal for Poland. Career In 1939 he began training at the Polish boxing club '' Gedania'', having started boxing at the ...

(Poland) by decision, 1-2 Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight) *Defeated

Howard Richter Howard Richter (born 18 May 1935) is an Australian businessman and former Olympic boxer. Sporting career Richter was introduced to boxing as a method of rehabilitation following a severe accident when he was eight years old. He was struck by a ...

(Australia) points *Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO by 2 Vlasta_Dekanova_and_other_Czechoslovakian_Leaders_in_1948

References

External links

Július Torma at databaseOlympics.com
1922 births 1991 deaths Boxers from Budapest Czechoslovak male boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Welterweight boxers Hungarian emigrants Immigrants to Czechoslovakia {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub