Английская Википедия:Henry Thomas (boxer)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox sportsperson Albert Henry Thomas (1 July 1888 – 13 January 1963) was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He fought as Harry Thomas.
Boxing career
Thomas won the 1908 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Birmingham ABC.[3] He then competed for Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in the boxing bantamweight division, where he won the gold medal with a decision over John Condon in the final.
In 1909 he went to the United States, where he remained except for a trip to Australia in 1913 and for multiple visits to his home country, England every so often, the last visit being in the late 1950s. He served in the United States Navy in World War I and became an American citizen.[1] He was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York City, United States.
1908 Olympic boxing record
Thomas competed as a bantamweight boxer for Great Britain at the 1908 London Olympics. The bantamweight division featured six boxers. Five were British; one was French. Here are Thomas' results from that boxing tournament:
- Quarterfinal: defeated Frank McGurk (Great Britain) by decision
- Semifinal: bye
- Final: defeated John Condon (Great Britain) by decision (won gold medal)
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External links
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