Miles J. Burke (January 15, 1885 – December 25, 1928) was an American
flyweight
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Boxing
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who competed in the early twentieth century. He died in
St. Louis, Missouri
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.
Burke won a
silver medal in
Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested, with the sport making its Olympic debut. The competitions were held on Wednesday, September 21, 1904 and on Thursday, September 22, 1904. Contestants in lighter weight classes could ...
, losing to fellow American
George Finnegan. Finnegan was the only other athlete competing in the weight class. Allegedly, Burke weighed 108 pounds for the bout, three pounds over the weight limit, but was still allowed to compete, perhaps because no other opponent could be found.
1904 Olympic results
Below are the results of Miles Burke, an American flyweight boxer who competed at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics:
* Final: lost to George Finnegan (United States) by a first-round technical knockout (was awarded silver medal)
References
Sources
* The Complete Book of The Olympics
Miles Burke at databaseOlympics.com
1885 births
1928 deaths
Flyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for the United States
Boxers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing
Place of birth missing
American male boxers
Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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