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Oliver Leonard Kirk (April 20, 1884 – March 14, 1960) was an American bantamweight and featherweight professional boxer who won two gold medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Beatrice, Nebraska and died in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

Oliver Kirk
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1904 St. Louis Bantamweight
1904 St. Louis Featherweight

Kirk is the only boxer in Olympic history to ever win two gold medals in two separate weight divisions at the same Olympics.[2] He won gold in the featherweight and lost almost 10 pounds in under two weeks and also won gold in the bantamweight category. Kirk only had to win two fights to capture his two gold medals, in the bantamweight class only two boxers competed. In the featherweight class there were three boxers with Kirk earning the bye in the first round.


References


  1. "Oliver Kirk". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 170. ISBN 0140066322.




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- [en] Oliver Kirk

[fr] Oliver Kirk

Oliver Kirk est un boxeur américain né le 20 avril 1884 à Beatrice, Nebraska, et mort en 1960.

[it] Oliver Kirk

Oliver Leonard Kirk (Beatrice, 20 aprile 1884 – Farmington, 14 marzo 1960) è stato un pugile statunitense. È l'unico pugile della storia ad aver vinto due medaglie d'oro olimpiche in due diverse categorie di peso nella stessa Olimpiade.

[ru] Кирк, Оливер

Оливер Леонард Кирк, или Керк[2][3] (англ. Oliver Leonard Kirk; 20 апреля 1884[1], Биатрис, Небраска — 14 марта 1960[1], Сент-Луис, Миссури) — американский боксёр, двукратный чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1904.



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