Henryk Chmielewski (boxer)
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Poland
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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 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1936 he finished fourth in the middleweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 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 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Nineteen boxers from 19 nations...
. After his loss in the semifinal bout against Henry Tiller
Henry Tiller
Henry Tiller was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:Tiller's career started in 1931, when he became Norwegian amateur junior lightweight champion at the age of 17...
he was not able to fight in the bronze medal bout against Raúl Villareal
Raúl Villareal
Raúl Vicente Villareal is an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the middleweight class after winning the third place fight against Henryk Chmielewski.-References:**...
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He won gold medal in the European Amateur Boxing Championships
European Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the European Boxing Confederation...
, at Milan 1937.
In 1938, he emigrated to the United States, where he became a professional boxer (Henry Chemel). He died in Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
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He was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1987.