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Joseph ("Jos") Vissers (28 November 1928 – 18 April 2006) was a boxer from Belgium, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career.

Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Belgium
	1948 London	Lightweight

Amateur career

Vissers was the Olympic Silver Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948, losing to Gerald Dreyer of South Africa in the final.

1948 Olympic results

Below are the results of Joseph Vissers, a Belgian lightweight boxer, who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:

• Round of 32: defeated Billy Barber (Australia) on points
• Round of 16: defeated Edy Schmidiger (Switzerland) on points
• Quarterfinal: defeated Eddie Haddad (Canada) on points
• Semifinal: defeated Wallace Smith (United States) on points
• Final: lost to Gerald Dreyer (South Africa) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

Pro career

Vissers turned pro in 1948 and fought primarily in Belgium, retiring in 1951 after an unsuccessful pro career, having won 5 and lost 6 with 3 KO.

External links

• databaseOlympics
• Boxing record for Joseph Vissers from BoxRec (registration required)
• Obituary for Joe Vissers (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Joseph Vissers

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[fr] Joseph Vissers

Joseph Vissers est un boxeur belge né le 28 novembre 1928 à Geel et mort le 18 avril 2006 à Turnhout[1].

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[it] Joseph Vissers

Joseph Vissers (28 novembre 1928 – 18 aprile 2006) è stato un pugile belga.

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[ru] Виссерс, Йозеф

Йо́зеф Ви́ссерс (нидерл. Joseph Vissers; 28 ноября 1928, Гел — 18 апреля 2006, Тюрнхаут) — бельгийский боксёр полусредней и лёгкой весовых категорий. В конце 1940-х годов выступал за сборную Бельгии: серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Лондоне, чемпион Европы, участник многих международных турниров и матчевых встреч. В период 1948—1952 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, но без особых достижений.

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