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Gaston Fayaud

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Gaston Fayaud
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1914-09-07)7 September 1914
Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
Died6 October 1989(1989-10-06) (aged 75)
Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
Sport
Sportboxing

Gaston Henri Fayaud (7 September 1914 – 6 October 1989) was a French boxer. Born in Limoges, he competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

In 1932, Fayaud lost in the first round to István Énekes in the flyweight competition. Four years later he was again eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Walter Siegfried.

Fayaud won the 1935 and 1936 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Gaston Fayaud". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Amateur Championships". The Scotsman. 2 April 1936. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.