Harry Henderson (boxer)
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Harry Havelock Henderson (October 12, 1904 – May 1976) was an American
boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Weston, Massachusetts
and died in Virginia Beach, Virginia
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Jan Heřmánek
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United States
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boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born in Weston, Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261....
and died in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.17 boxers from 17 nations...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Jan Heřmánek
Jan Hermánek
Jan Heřmánek was a Czechoslovak/Czech boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal in the middleweight class after losing the final against Piero Toscani.He died in Prague....
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