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Harold James Mitchell (5 January 1898 – 8 February 1983) was an English boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition after beating Thyge Petersen in the final.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1898 Tiverton, Devon, England | ||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 1983 (aged 85) Twickenham, London, England | ||||||||||
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| Sport | boxing | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Mitchell was a four-time Amateur Boxing Association champion in the light heavyweight class (1922–25), when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[2]
His legacy
Today, located in the UK, there is a leisure centre that bears his name - the Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre - which has a fully equipped Hammer Strength brand weights gym, a gym that has entry only for women, and classes for badminton, fitness and various other indoor team sports.
References
- "Harry Mitchell". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "Amateur Boxing Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 2 April 1925. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Mitchell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
 Olympic boxing champions – men's light heavyweight | |
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1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–: 76-81 kg | |
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Harry Mitchell est un boxeur anglais né le 5 janvier 1898 à Tiverton et mort le 8 février 1983 à Twickenham.[it] Harry Mitchell
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Гарольд Джеймс «Гарри» Митчелл, более известный как Гарри Митчелл (англ. Harold James "Harry" Mitchell; 5 января 1898, Тивертон, Девон, Великобритания — 8 февраля 1983, Туикенем, Лондон, Великобритания) — британский боксёр, чемпион Олимпийских игр в Париже (1924) в полутяжёлом весе.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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