Hervé Lacelles
Encyclopedia
Joseph Harvey Milton Lacelle (January 18, 1918 – June 28, 1942) was a Canadian
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Ottawa
. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Fidel Ortiz
. A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was killed during a bombing raid over Berlin, Germany on June 28, 1942 and buried at the Bergen-OP-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery in Netherlands.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 119 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-four boxers from 24...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Fidel Ortiz
Fidel Ortiz
Fidel Ortiz Tovar was a Mexican boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
. A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was killed during a bombing raid over Berlin, Germany on June 28, 1942 and buried at the Bergen-OP-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery in Netherlands.