David Thomas (boxer) explained

Dave Thomas
Full Name:David John Thomas
Nationality:British
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:29 August 1937
Birth Place:London, England
Death Date:October 1980 (aged 43)

David John Thomas (29 August 1937  - October 1980) was a British boxer.

Career

Thomas competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Josef Němec of Czechoslovakia.[1] He also represented England and won a silver medal in the -91 Kg category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2] [3] Thomas was a Amateur Boxing Association of England three times heavyweight champion (1957, 1958, 1959) when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Dave Thomas . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042855/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/dave-thomas-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 2 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. Web site: 1958 Athletes. Team England.
  4. News: A.B.A Championships . Portsmouth Evening News . 26 April 1958 . 27 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .