Harold Thomas (boxer)

For other people named Harold Thomas, see Harold Thomas (disambiguation).
Thomas c. 1929

Harold Frederick Thomas (11 January 1909 – 29 March 1933)[1] was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] He was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Italy's Luciano Fabbroni.[3] Thomas was born in Wellington. He died in Wellington aged 24, less than a year after his appearance at the Olympics. He jumped from a train a few hours after learning about the death of his fiancee.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sports Reference: Harold Thomas biography
  2. ↑ New Zealand Olympic Committee: Harold Thomas profile
  3. ↑ Sports Reference: Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games - Men's Welterweight Round One
  4. ↑ Sports Reference: Olympians Who Committed Suicide