Hans Ziglarski
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Hans Ziglarski was a German
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...

 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 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

 and in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

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In 1928 he lost his first fight against Vincent Glionna and was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight competition
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 118 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.18 boxers from 18 nations...

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Four years later he won the silver medal in the bantamweight class after losing the final against Horace Gwynne
Horace Gwynne
Horace "Lefty" Gwynne was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal....

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Olympic results

  • 1928 competed at the Amsterdam Olympics at Bantamweight. Result was:
    • Lost to Vincent Glionna (Canada) PTS
  • 1932 won the Bantamweight silver medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. Results were:
    • Defeated Paul Nicolas
      Paul Nicolas
      Paul Nicolas was a French international footballer. He was part of France national football team squad at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.He was later part of France national football team selection committee....

       (France) PTS
    • Defeated Joseph Lang
      Joseph Lang
      Joseph Ignatius Lang was an American boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lovelock, Nevada and died in Santa Clara, California.In 1932 he finished fourth in the bantamweight class...

       (USA) PTS
    • Lost to Horace Gwynne (Canada) PTS
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