John Alan Wright (19 May 1929 – 12 July 2001) was a British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He lost in the final to László Papp of Hungary. He was born in London and fought as Johnny Wright.

Johnny Wright

Wright vs Irish Mick McKeon, 1948 Olympic Semi-final
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1929-05-19)19 May 1929 Camden, London, England
Died	12 July 2001(2001-07-12) (aged 72) Blandford, Dorset, England
Sport
Sport	boxing
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Men's Boxing 1948 London Middleweight

Biography

Wright won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing for the Royal Navy.[1][2]

1948 Olympic results

Below are the results of Johnny Wright of Great Britain, a middleweight boxer who competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

• Round of 32: defeated Herman Schneider (Switzerland) on points
• Round of 16: defeated Hector Garcia (Argentina) referee stopped contest in second round
• Quarterfinal: defeated Jan Schubart (Netherlands) on points
• Semifinal: defeated Mick McKeon (Ireland) on points
• Final: lost to László Papp (Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

References

External links

• profile
• Boxing record for Johnny Wright from BoxRec (registration required)

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[fr] John Wright (boxe anglaise)

[it] John Wright (pugile)