William Mayes Michaels (July 13, 1876 – 1934) was an American

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who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in

Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville. Its population was 10,978 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropol ...

. Michaels won a

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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 Charles Mayer in the semi-finals.

References

External links

William Michaels at databaseOlympics.com

1876 births 1934 deaths Boxers from Tennessee Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing People from Alcoa, Tennessee Sportspeople from the Knoxville metropolitan area American male boxers Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-boxing-Olympic-medalist-stub