Leonard A. Hall (born 20 September 1907, date of death unknown) was a

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n and later

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who competed 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 in

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. In 1928 while representing Rhodesia, he defeated William Walther of

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before being eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his bout to

Kintaro Usuda was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Raymond Smillie Ray Lewis Nelson Smillie (Jan ...

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. At the 1930 Empire Games he represented South Africa and won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Howard Williams of

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* 1907 births Year of death missing Boxers from Johannesburg Rhodesian male boxers Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Rhodesia Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa White Rhodesian people South African emigrants to Rhodesia South African male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub