Leonard Hall (boxer)
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Leonard "Len" A. Hall (born 1908) was a Rhodesia
n and later South Africa
n boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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In 1928 while representing Rhodesia he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class
after losing his bout to Kintaro Usuda
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At the 1930 Empire Games he represented South Africa and won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Howard Williams.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
n and later South Africa
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 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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In 1928 while representing Rhodesia he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds . The competition was held from August 7, 1928 to August 11, 1928.22 boxers from 22 nations...
after losing his bout to Kintaro Usuda
Kintaro Usuda
was a Japanese boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Raymond Smillie.-External links:*...
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At the 1930 Empire Games he represented South Africa and won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Howard Williams.