Hank Herring

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Not to be confused with Horace Herring.

Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Silver	1948 London	Welterweight

Horace H. "Hank" Herring (June 19, 1922 – May 18, 1999) was an American boxer. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to Julius Torma of Czechoslovakia.

Herring was also a member of the United States Navy. He retired in the early 1970s.

Pro career

Herring turned pro in 1949 and had little success. After winning his first four bouts, he had little success from then on, retiring the following year having won 5, lost 7, and drawn 1.

He was born in St. Petersburg, Florida and died in Lemoore, California.

External links

profile
Professional boxing record for Hank Herring from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Herring, Horace
Alternative names
Short description	Boxer
Date of birth	June 19, 1922
Place of birth
Date of death	May 18, 1999
Place of death

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