Lawrence Stevens
Encyclopedia
Lawrence "Laurie" Stevens (February 25, 1913 – August 17, 1989) was a South Africa
n boxer
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Johannesburg
and died in Durban
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In 1932 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after winning the final against Thure Ahlqvist
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Two years earlier he won the featherweight silver medal at the 1930 British Empire Games
after losing the final to Frank Meachem.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n 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 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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He was born in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
and died in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
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In 1932 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after winning the final against Thure Ahlqvist
Thure Ahlqvist
Thure Johan Ahlqvist was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the silver medal in the lightweight class after losing the final against Lawrence Stevens.-References:*...
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Two years earlier he won the featherweight silver medal at the 1930 British Empire Games
1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930....
after losing the final to Frank Meachem.