Július Torma (March 7, 1922,

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– October 23, 1991,

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) was an ethnic Slovakian boxer competing for

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. He won the gold medal at the

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in 1948 for

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in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight. He was born in

and died in

Olympic results

London - 1948 (as a Welterweight) *Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points *Round of 16: Defeated

Clifford Blackburn Clifford Blackburn (30 October 1927 – 3 June 2017) was a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as L ...

(Canada) second-round knockout *Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round *Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points *Final: Defeated Hank Herring (United States) on points (won gold medal) Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight) *Round of 32: Defeated John Patrick Maloney (Great Britain) by decision, 2-1 *Round of 16: Defeated Louis Gage (United States) by decision, 2-1 *Quarterfinal: Lost to

Zygmunt Chychła Zygmunt Chychła (5 November 1926 – 26 September 2009) was a Polish boxer. He won the first post-World War II Olympic gold medal for Poland. Career In 1939 he began training at the Polish boxing club '' Gedania'', having started boxing at the ...

(Poland) by decision, 1-2 Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight) *Defeated Howard Richter (Australia) points *Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO by 2 Vlasta_Dekanova_and_other_Czechoslovakian_Leaders_in_1948

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1922 births 1991 deaths Boxers from Budapest Czechoslovak male boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Welterweight boxers Hungarian emigrants Immigrants to Czechoslovakia {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub