Harold Thomas (boxer)
Harold Frederick Thomas (11 January 1909 – 29 March 1933)[1] was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] He was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Italy's Luciano Fabbroni.[3] Thomas was born in Wellington. He died in Wellington aged 24, less than a year after his appearance at the Olympics. He jumped from a train a few hours after learning about the death of his fiancée.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Sports Reference: Harold Thomas biography
- ^ "New Zealand Olympic Committee: Harold Thomas profile". Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ Sports Reference: Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games - Men's Welterweight Round One
- ^ Sports Reference: Olympians Who Committed Suicide
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