Thomas Lown (April 5, 1904 – September 22, 1977) was an American
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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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
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
.
In 1928, he was eliminated in the first round of the
welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist
Raúl Landini
Raúl Athos Landini (July 14, 1909 – September 29, 1988) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Buenos Aires.
In 1928 he won the silver medal in the welterweight class after losing the final ag ...
. He took part in a total of 14 professional between March 1929 and January 1931, winning 12 (three by
knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
).
Lown died in
Burnt Hills, New York
Burnt Hills is a hamlet within the town of Ballston, in Saratoga County, New York, United States. Its ZIP code is 12027.
It is situated along NY 50, approximately 14 miles south of downtown Saratoga Springs, and 8.5 miles north of downtown Schen ...
on September 22, 1977, aged 73.
References
External links
Thomas Lown's profile at Sports Reference.com*
1904 births
1977 deaths
Boxers from New York City
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for the United States
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
American male boxers
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