Lorenzo Vitria
Lorenzo Vitria (born February 2, 1908 in Barcelona , Catalonia , † June 18, 1941 in Gusen , Austria ) was a Catalan boxer who took part in the 1924 Olympic Games .
In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight against Jock MacGregor . Due to his exile to France after the Spanish Civil War , he was deported to Mauthausen concentration camp ( Austria ) in 1940 and died in Gusen in 1941.
Web links
- Lorenzo Vitria in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Vitria, Lorenzo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish boxer, Olympic participant in 1924 |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona , Spain |
DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1941 |
Place of death | Gusen (municipality of Langenstein) , Austria |