George Finnegan

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Olympic Summer Games
gold 1904 St. Louis Boxing (flyweight)
silver 1904 St. Louis Boxing (bantamweight)

George V. Finnegan (born September 1881 in California , † February 28, 1913 in San Francisco ) was an American boxer .

Finnegan participated in the 1904 Olympics and won two medals. First he took part in the fights of the flyweight class and won the gold medal. In the days that followed, he gained weight and was admitted to the bantam weight class, where he won the silver medal. He lost the final fight against Oliver Kirk . Finnegan is one of only four boxers who have ever won medals in various weight classes.

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SURNAME Finnegan, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Finnegan, George V.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH September 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH California
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1913
Place of death San Francisco