James Wallington
Boxing, Boxer
1944 – 1988
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Who was James Wallington?
James Robert Wallington was a welterweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division after a loss in the semifinals against eventual silver medalist Enrique Regueiferos from Cuba. He won the gold medal at the Pan American Games a year earlier. Wallington was also the US National Amateur Light Welterweight Champion in 1967 and 1966. He died aged 43.
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- Born
- Jul 28, 1944
Philadelphia - Also known as
- James Robert Wallington Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Apr 19, 1988
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on July 23, 2013
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