Albert Oldman Explained

Albert Oldman
Birth Date:18 November 1883
Birth Place:Mile End, London, England
Death Place: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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albert Oldman . Olympedia . 20 March 2021.