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Ronald Rawson Rawson MC & Two Bars (17 June 1892 – 30 March 1952) was an English heavyweight professional boxer, who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.[2][3]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1892[1] Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1952 (aged 59) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||
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| Sport | boxing | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur boxing career
He was the ABA Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain in 1920 and 1921.[4] In 1920 he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Antwerp in the heavyweight division (from 1920 to 1936 this was 79.38 kg/175 lb+), defeating Danish boxer Søren Petersen in the final.[5]
Although he only boxed as an Amateur, he did meet the professional boxer Jack Bloomfield in a "supposed 'exhibition' bout at a charity show at the Brighton Pavilion", where he suffered a knockout defeat in round three.[4]
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Samuel Stewart (United States)
- Defeated Xavier Eluère (France)
- Defeated Søren Petersen (Denmark)
References
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Ronald Rawson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- Full birth name Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine: PDF database at the BlackSheepIndex website.
- Post-war ABA winner: Cambridge University Amateur Boxing Club website.
- Rawson defeated Petersen, boxing heavyweight final, 1920 Olympics: GBRAthletics.com statistical website.
External links
- Ronald Rawson at Olympics.com
- Ronald Rawson at Olympedia
- Boxing record for Ronald Rawson from BoxRec (registration required)
 Olympic boxing champions – men's heavyweight | |
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1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–: 82–91 kg | |
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[de] Ronald Rawson
Ronald Rawson Rawson (* 17. Juni 1892 in London; † 30. März 1952 ebenda) war ein britischer Boxer, der mit der Goldmedaille 1920 im Schwergewicht seinen größten Erfolg feiern konnte.- [en] Ronald Rawson
[fr] Ronald Rawson
Ronald Rawson est un boxeur britannique né le 17 juin 1892 à Kensington, Angleterre, et mort le 30 mars 1952.[it] Ronald Rawson
Ronald Rawson Rawson (Kensington, 17 giugno 1892 – 30 marzo 1952) è stato un pugile britannico.[ru] Роусон, Рональд
Рональд Роусон "Рон" Роусон (англ. Ronald Rawson "Ron" Rawson; 17 июня 1892, Кенсингтон, Лондон, Великобритания — 30 марта 1952, Кенсингтон, Лондон, Великобритания) — британский боксёр, чемпион Олимпийских игр в Антверпене (1920) в тяжёлом 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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