Henry Thomas (boxer)
Henry Thomas (boxer) medal table |
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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.
Web links
- Henry Thomas in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at databaseolympics
- Profile at boxrec
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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 |