Albert Oldman
 Oldman at 1908 Olympics in London | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 November 1883 Mile End, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 1961 (aged 77) Upminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain.
Biography
Oldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic gold was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final.
Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910.
He died on January 15, 1961, at the age of 77, in Upminster, London.
References
- Albert Oldman at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Oldman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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