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John Arthur (boxer)

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John Arthur
Personal information
Born(1929-08-29)29 August 1929
Died19 May 2005(2005-05-19) (aged 75)
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Heavyweight

John Duncan Arthur (29 August 1929 – 19 May 2005) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Springs, South Africa.

Amateur career

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Won the Heavyweight bronze medal for South Africa at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Below are John Arthur's results from that tournament:

First round (round of 32): bye;

Round of 16: defeated James Galli of France; referee stopped contest in first round;

Quarterfinal: defeated Jay Lambert of the United States on points;

Semifinal: lost to Rafael Iglesias of Argentina on points;

Bronze medal match: defeated Hans Müller of Switzerland by walkover

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