Theodore Kara
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Theodore Ernst Kara is an American
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Cleveland, Ohio
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Charles Catterall
. Theodore Kara also won three NCAA boxing championships at the University of Idaho in 1939, 1940 and 1941. He later became a radio-man in the United States Army Air Corp and was declared dead after his plane went missing in action over the Pacific in 1944 during World War II. He was married at the time of his death to Marion Amirkanian of Fresno, California, but had no children.
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 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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He was born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's featherweight
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-four boxers from 24...
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Charles Catterall
Charles Catterall
Charles Catterall was a South African boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal in the featherweight class after losing the final against Oscar Casanovas....
. Theodore Kara also won three NCAA boxing championships at the University of Idaho in 1939, 1940 and 1941. He later became a radio-man in the United States Army Air Corp and was declared dead after his plane went missing in action over the Pacific in 1944 during World War II. He was married at the time of his death to Marion Amirkanian of Fresno, California, but had no children.