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David Thomas (boxer)

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Dave Thomas
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Thomas
NationalityBritish
Born(1937-08-29)29 August 1937
London, England
DiedOctober 1980 (aged 43)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff -91 Kg

David John Thomas (29 August 1937 – October 1980) was a British boxer.

Career

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Thomas competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Josef Němec of Czechoslovakia.[2] He also represented England and won a silver medal in the -91 Kg category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4] Thomas was a Amateur Boxing Association of England three times heavyweight champion (1957, 1958, 1959) when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[5]

References

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  1. ^ David Thomas at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "A.B.A Championships". Portsmouth Evening News. 26 April 1958. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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