William Smith (boxer)

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William Smith

William Smith (* 4. July 1904 in Johannesburg , South Africa ; † 20th December 1955 ) was a South African boxer in the bantamweight .

In 1924, Smith took part in the Summer Olympics in Paris . There he defeated Harry Wolff from Sweden , Jacques Lemouton from France , Jean Ges also from France and Salvatore Tripoli from Italy on points and became Olympic champion .

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SURNAME Smith, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African bantamweight boxer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1955
Place of death Johannesburg , South Africa