Henry Thomas (boxer)

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Henry Thomas (boxer)
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Olympic Summer Games
gold 1908 London Boxing (bantamweight)

Albert Henry Thomas (born July 1, 1888 in Birmingham , England , † January 13, 1963 in New York ) was a British boxer .

Thomas joined the 1908 Summer Olympics in bantamweight took. In the final of the competition he was able to prevail against John Condon and win the gold medal.

A year after his Olympic victory, he moved to the United States , where he stayed for the rest of his life, apart from a trip to England in 1947. During World War I he served in the United States Navy . He was a US citizen.

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SURNAME Thomas, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomas, Albert Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British boxer
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , England
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1963
Place of death new York