Albert Oldman
 Oldman at 1908 Olympics in London | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 November 1883 Mile End, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 1961 (aged 77) Upminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain.[1]
Biography
[edit]Oldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic gold was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final.
Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910.
He died on 15 January 1961, at the age of 77, in Upminster, London.
References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Oldman". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Albert Oldman at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Oldman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Albert Oldman at BoxRec (registration required)
- Albert Oldman at Olympics.com
- Albert Oldman at Olympedia
- Boxing record for Albert Oldman from BoxRec (registration required)
1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–2020: 82–91 kg · 2024–: 81–92 kg | |
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