Karel Leendert Miljon (17 September 1903,
Amsterdam
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– 8 February 1984,
Bennebroek
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History
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) was a Dutch
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, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the
1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Miljon won the Dutch title eleven times, and also participated in the
1924 Summer Olympics in
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, where he was eliminated in the first round of the
light heavyweight competition after losing his fight against the upcoming gold medalist
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.
1928 Olympic results
Below is the record of Karel Miljon, a Dutch light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
*Round of 16: Defeated
Emil Johansson (Sweden) on points
*Quarterfinal: Defeated
Alfred Jackson (Great Britain) on points
*Semifinal: Lost to
Ernst Pistulla (Germany) on points
*Bronze Medal Bout: Defeated
Don McCorkindale
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Biography
He was born in Pretoria, Transvaal Colony
The Transvaal Col ...
(South Africa) on points (was awarded bronze medal)
References
External links
boksnieuws.com
1903 births
1984 deaths
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for the Netherlands
Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Boxers from Amsterdam
Olympic medalists in boxing
Dutch male boxers
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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