Harry Isaacs (26 January 1908, in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...

– 13 September 1961) was a South African

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who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. In his first Olympic bout, he defeated Aage Fahrenholtz of Denmark in a points decision. In his second Olympic bout, he defeated Canadian boxer Vince Glionna on points. In his third Olympic bout, he lost to John Daley of the United States on a points decision in the semi-final round. In his last Olympic bout, he took the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after defeating Frank Traynor of Ireland in a points decision. He died on 13 September 1961 in Johannesburg.

1928 Olympic results

Below is the complete record of Harry Isaacs, a South African bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated Aage Fahrenholtz (Denmark) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Vince Glionna (Canada) on points * Semifinal: lost to John Daley (United States) on points * Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Frank Traynor (Ireland) on points (was awarded bronze medal)

References

External links

Harry Isaacs' profile at databaseOlympics.com

1908 births 1961 deaths Boxers from Johannesburg Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of South Africa Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa Jewish South African sportspeople Jewish boxers Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics South African male boxers {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub