Jean Delarge
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Jean Delarge (6 April 1906 – 7 July 1977) was a
Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
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boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was born in Liège. Delarge won the gold medal in
boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 15 to 20 July. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 181 boxers fro ...
in the
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category, defeating Héctor Méndez in the final.


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1906 births 1977 deaths Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Belgium Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in boxing Sportspeople from Liège Belgian male boxers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub