Harry Groves
English boxer (1918–1997)
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Harry George Thomas Groves (2 March 1918 – 24 December 1997) was a male boxer who competed for England.
NationalityBritish (English)
Born2 March 1918
Wandsworth, London, England
Died24 December 1997 (aged 79)
London, England
SportBoxing
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1918 Wandsworth, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 1997 (aged 79) London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Watneys ABC, Devas BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Groves represented England and won a gold medal in the 60 kg division at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[1][2]
He won the 1939 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Devas ABC.[3][4]
He boxed out of Watneys ABC and Devas BC.[5] and at the time of the 1938 Games he was a brewers drayman by trade and lived in Condell Road, Battersea.
