Valter Palm (alias Walter Palm) (23 December 1905 – 3 November 1994) was an

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boxer, born in

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, who competed in the 1930s. In the 1920s he took part 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.

1924 Summer Olympics

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(- 66,7 kg). :* First round – lost to Héctor Méndez (

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) (→ did not advance , 17-29th place)

1928 Summer Olympics

(- 66,7 kg). :* First round – defeated

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(

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) with points. :* Second round – lost to

Raúl Landini Raúl Athos Landini (July 14, 1909 – September 29, 1988) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Buenos Aires. In 1928 he won the silver medal in the welterweight class after losing the final ag ...

(

) with points. (→ did not advance , 9-16th place)

References

External links

Estonian Lexicon of Sportspeople. ''In Estonian''
*http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=122807&cat=boxer *http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/sqboxm67.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Palm, Valter 1905 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Tallinn People from Kreis Harrien Estonian male boxers Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers of Estonia Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Estonian emigrants to the United States