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Jean Delarge (6 April 1906 – 7 July 1977) was a
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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 {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub
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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who competed in the 1920s. He was born in Liège
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. Delarge won the gold medal
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in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 181 boxers from ...
in the welterweight
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category, defeating Héctor Méndez in the final.
References
External links
* *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 {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub