Josef Hrubeš
Encyclopedia
Josef Hrubeš is a Czech boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
for Czechoslovakia
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Jean Despeaux
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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...
for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of 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 losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Jean Despeaux
Jean Despeaux
Jean Despeaux was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller.-References:*...
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