Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an

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super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in

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for Great Britain.

Biography

Oldman was born in

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, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic

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was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final. Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910. He died on 15 January 1961, at the age of 77, in

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, London.

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* * * * 1883 births 1961 deaths English male boxers People from Mile End Sportspeople from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Heavyweight boxers Royal Horse Guards soldiers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1908 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Boxers from Greater London {{England-boxing-bio-stub