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Július Torma (March 7, 1922, Budapest – October 23, 1991, Prague) was an ethnic Slovakian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956).[1]
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 This is a photo of 1948 Olympic Welterweight Boxing Champion Július Torma (L) being congratulated by runner-up Hank Herring (R) of the USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Real name | Július Torma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czechoslovakian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1922 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight.
He was born in Budapest and died in Prague.
Olympic results
London - 1948 (as a Welterweight)
- Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points
- Round of 16: Defeated Clifford Blackburn (Canada) second-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round
- Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points
- Final: Defeated Hank Herring (United States) on points (won gold medal)
Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight)
- Round of 32: Defeated John Patrick Maloney (Great Britain) by decision, 2-1
- Round of 16: Defeated Louis Gage (United States) by decision, 2-1
- Quarterfinal: Lost to Zygmunt Chychła (Poland) by decision, 1-2
Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight)
- Defeated Howard Richter (Australia) points
- Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO by 2
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Július Torma Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
External links
 Olympic boxing champions – men's welterweight | |
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1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) · 1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) · 1948: 62–67 kg · 1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg · 2004–2012: 64–69 kg · 2016: 65–69 kg · 2020–: 64–69 kg | |
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На других языках
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Július Torma est un boxeur slovaque né le 7 mars 1922 à Budapest et mort le 23 octobre 1991 à Prague.[it] Július Torma
Július Torma (Budapest, 7 marzo 1922 – Praga, 23 ottobre 1991) è stato un pugile ungherese naturalizzato cecoslovacco.[ru] Торма, Юлиус
Юлиус (Дьюла) Торма (словацк. Július Torma, венг. Torma Gyula; 7 марта 1922, Будапешт, Венгрия — 21 октября 1991, Прага, Чехословакия) — этнический словак, венгерский боксёр, выступавший за Чехословакию. Чемпион Олимпийских игр в Лондоне (1948), чемпион Европы (1949).Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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