Horace H. "Hank" Herring (June 19, 1922 – May 18, 1999) was an American

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. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to

Július Torma Július Torma (March 7, 1922, Budapest – October 23, 1991, Prague) was an ethnic Slovakian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He comp ...

of Czechoslovakia.

Early life and military service

Herring was born in

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. He joined the United States Navy, where he achieved the rank of steward chief petty officer. He was stationed at

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, California and was one of the first U.S. Navy enlisted sailors to participate in the

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."Navy Sports: Two Navy Enlisted Men Win Berths on U.S. Olympic Boxing Team"
'' All Hands'', The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, Navpers-O, number 378, August 1948, page 18.

1948 Olympic tournament results

Below is the Olympic record of Hank Herring who competed as a welterweight boxer for the United States at the 1948 Olympic Games in London: *Round of 16: defeated Peter Foran (Ireland) on points *Quarterfinal: defeated Eladio Herrera (Argentina) on points *Semifinal: defeated Duggie DuPreez (South Africa) on points *Final: lost to Július Torma (Czechoslovakia) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

Pro career

Herring turned pro in 1949 and had little success. After winning his first four bouts, he had little success from then on, retiring the following year having won 5, lost 7, and drawn 1.

Later life

He retired in the early 1970s. He died in Lemoore, California.

References

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