Harry Mallin
Boxing, Boxer
1892 – 1969
Who was Harry Mallin?
Henry William "Harry" Mallin was an English middleweight amateur boxer.
He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham.
Mallin was British Champion five years in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was also world champion in the middleweight class between 1920 and 1928. He never lost an amateur bout and never turned professional.
He won a gold medal in middleweight division, defeating Canadian boxer Georges Prud'Homme in the final. In 1924 he went on to win another gold in the same weight class in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
He was the older brother of Fred Mallin.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1892
London - Also known as
- Harry William Mallin
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Nov 8, 1969
London
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on July 23, 2013
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