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In light of last year's british take-over boxing jokes.
In 1908, all 3 Lightweight Olympic medals and all 3 Heavyweight medals and all 3 Featherweight medals and all 3 BW medals were won by British born boxers, representing Britain.
Also, that same year, the Middleweight gold medal was also won by the great Johnny Douglas who was also a good cricket player and became coach of England's Cricket team. And the Bronze was also won by a british William Philo.
A total of 14 medals won by the brits. Remember we're talking about old school weight classes, non of that junior/super. So that's alot.
Edit: on an unrelated note. Some people seem to claim recently on boxing youtube channels that Degale was the first was the first British gold medalist in boxing... Nope In 1956's Olympics Terence Spinks won gold medal as a flyweight, If you're gonna be a douche and say "but Lennox represented Canada, bro" the more recent one.
In 1908, all 3 Lightweight Olympic medals and all 3 Heavyweight medals and all 3 Featherweight medals and all 3 BW medals were won by British born boxers, representing Britain.
Also, that same year, the Middleweight gold medal was also won by the great Johnny Douglas who was also a good cricket player and became coach of England's Cricket team. And the Bronze was also won by a british William Philo.
A total of 14 medals won by the brits. Remember we're talking about old school weight classes, non of that junior/super. So that's alot.
Edit: on an unrelated note. Some people seem to claim recently on boxing youtube channels that Degale was the first was the first British gold medalist in boxing... Nope In 1956's Olympics Terence Spinks won gold medal as a flyweight, If you're gonna be a douche and say "but Lennox represented Canada, bro" the more recent one.
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