Jean Despeaux
Encyclopedia
Jean Despeaux was a French
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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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In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller
Henry Tiller
Henry Tiller was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:Tiller's career started in 1931, when he became Norwegian amateur junior lightweight champion at the age of 17...
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