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Svend Wad (February 3, 1928 – December 4, 2004) was a boxer from Denmark, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career.

Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
	1948 London	Lightweight

Amateur career

Wad was the Olympic Bronze Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948. Below are his results from that tournament:

• Round of 32: defeated Gene Raymond (India) on points
• Round of 16: defeated Alberto Boullossa (Uruguay) on points
• Quarterfinal: defeated Maxie McCullagh (Ireland) on points
• Semifinal: lost to Gerald Dreyer (South Africa) on points
• Bronze Medal Bout: won by walkover versus Wallace Smith (USA).

Pro career

Wad turned pro in 1949 and fought primarily in Denmark. In 1951 he fought Jorgen Johansen for the Danish lightweight title but lost a decision. Later that year he lost a decision to Duilio Loi in Switzerland, his only fight outside of Denmark. He retired for good in 1958, having won 14 and lost 2 with 0 KO.

He was born in Haderslev.

External links

• Svend Wad's profile at databaseOlympics
• Boxing record for Svend Wad from BoxRec (registration required)
• Svend Wad's profile at Sports Reference.com

На других языках

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- [en] Svend Wad

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[fr] Svend Wad

Svend Wad est un boxeur danois né le 3 février 1928 à Bov et mort le 4 décembre 2004.

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[it] Svend Wad

Svend Wad (Haderslev, 3 febbraio 1928 – 4 dicembre 2004) è stato un pugile danese.

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[ru] Вад, Свенн

Свенн Вад (дат. Svend Vad; 3 февраля 1928, Боу — 4 декабря 2004, Хадерслев) — датский боксёр лёгкой весовой категории. В конце 1940-х годов выступал за сборную Дании: бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Лондоне, обладатель бронзовой медали чемпионата Европы, чемпион национального первенства, участник многих международных турниров и матчевых встреч. В период 1949—1958 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, но без особых достижений.

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