Mackertich "Mac" Joachim (1925–2013) was an Indian boxer who competed 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 ...
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Joachim was born as Mackertich Hovakimian in 1925 in
Calcutta,
Bengal Presidency,
British India to an Armenian father who had settled there. He later settled in England where he pursued a professional boxing career. Joachim died in 2013 in
Kingston upon Thames,
London.
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1925 births
2013 deaths
Sportspeople from Kolkata
Indian people of Armenian descent
Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Indian male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers of India
Indian emigrants to England
British people of Armenian descent
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