Ronald Rawson
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Ronald Rawson
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| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Heavyweight |
Ronald Rawson Rawson[1] MC & two bars (17 June 1892 – 30 March 1952) was a British heavyweight professional boxer, who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Amateur Boxing Career
He was the ABA Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain in 1920 and 1921.[2] In 1920 he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Antwerp in the heavyweight division (from 1920 to 1936 this was 79.38kg/175lb+), defeating Danish boxer Søren Petersen in the final.[3]
Although he only boxed as an Amateur, he did meet the professional boxer Jack Bloomfield in a "supposed 'exhibition' bout at a charity show at the Brighton Pavilion", where he suffered a knockout defeat in round three.[2]
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Samuel Stewart (United States)
- Defeated Xavier Eluère (France)
- Defeated Søren Petersen (Denmark)
References
- ^ Full birth name: PDF database at the BlackSheepIndex website.
- ^ a b Post-war ABA winner: Cambridge University Amateur Boxing Club website.
- ^ Rawson defeated Petersen, boxing heavyweight final, 1920 Olympics: GBRAthletics.com statistical website.
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