John Alan Wright (19 May 1929 – 12 July 2001) was a

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amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the

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. He lost in the final to

László Papp László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olym ...

of Hungary. He was born in London and fought as Johnny Wright.

Biography

Wright won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing for the Royal Navy.

1948 Olympic results

Below are the results of Johnny Wright of Great Britain, a middleweight boxer who competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. * Round of 32: defeated Herman Schneider (Switzerland) on points * Round of 16: defeated Hector Garcia (Argentina) referee stopped contest in second round * Quarterfinal: defeated Jan Schubart (Netherlands) on points * Semifinal: defeated Mick McKeon (Ireland) on points * Final: lost to

(Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

References

External links

Johnny Wright at databaseOlympics.com
* 1929 births 2001 deaths Boxers from Greater London Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain England Boxing champions Olympic medalists in boxing British male boxers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{England-boxing-bio-stub