Clarence Walker (boxer)
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| Born | 13 December 1898 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1957 (aged 58) Roodepoort, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Clarence Leonard "Sal" Walker (13 December 1898 – 30 April 1957) was a South African bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, defeating Chris Graham in the final. He was born in Port Elizabeth, and died in Roodepoort, Gauteng. His paternal grandfather was from Scotland.[2]
Olympic results
[edit]- Defeated Alfons Bouwens (Belgium)
- Defeated Edwart Hartman (United States)
- Defeated George McKenzie (Great Britain)
- Defeated Chris Graham (Canada)
References
[edit]- ^ "Clarence Walker". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Clarence Leonard Walker". geni.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Clarence Walker from BoxRec (registration required)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sal Walker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg), 1908: −116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg), 1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg), 1948–2008: 51–54 kg, 2012: 52–56 kg, 2016: 53–56 kg | |
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- 1898 births
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- Olympic medalists in boxing
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- South African male boxers
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