Henry Thomas (boxer)

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Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Gold 1908 London Bantamweight

Albert Henry "Harry" Thomas (July 1, 1888 – January 13, 1963) was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won gold in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics with a decision over John Condon.

In 1909 he went to the United States, where he remained except for a trip to Australia in 1913 and a visit to England in 1947. He served in the United States Navy in World War I and became an American citizen.

He was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York City, United States.

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Olympic Champions in Boxing Bantamweight
1904: 105-115 lb (47.6-52.2 kg), 1908: - 116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920-1928: 112-118 lb (50.8-53.5 kg), 1932+1936: 112-119 lb (50.8-54.0 kg), 1948-2004: 51-54 kg
1904: Oliver Kirk • 1908: Henry Thomas • 1920: Clarence Walker • 1924: William H. Smith • 1928: Vittorio Tamagnini • 1932: Horace Gwynne • 1936: Ulderico Sergo • 1948: Tibor Csík • 1952: Pentti Hämäläinen • 1956: Wolfgang Behrendt • 1960: Oleg Grigoryev • 1964: Takao Sakurai • 1968: Valerian Sokolov • 1972: Orlando Martínez • 1976: Gu Yong-Ju • 1980: Juan Hernández • 1984: Maurizio Stecca • 1988: Kennedy McKinney • 1992: Joel Casamayor • 1996: István Kovács • 2000+2004: Guillermo Ortiz


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