David Thomas (boxer)
British boxer (1937–1980)
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David John Thomas (29 August 1937 – 31 October 1980) was a British boxer.
NationalityBritish (English)
Born29 August 1937
London, England
Died31 October 1980 (aged 43)[1]
SportBoxing
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1937 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 1980 (aged 43)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Thomas competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Josef Němec of Czechoslovakia.[2]
He also represented the England team during the boxing tournament at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales[3] and won a silver medal in the -91 kg category.[4][5]
Thomas was an Amateur Boxing Association of England three times heavyweight champion (1957, 1958, 1959) when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[6]
