Hank Herring should not be confused with Horace Herring.
| Hank Herring | |
| Realname: | Hank Herring |
| Weight: | Welterweight |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1909 |
| Birth Place: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Horace H. "Hank" Herring (June 19, 1922 – May 18, 1999) was an American boxer. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to Július Torma of Czechoslovakia.[1]
Herring was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the United States Navy, where he achieved the rank of steward chief petty officer. He was stationed at Naval Station San Diego, California and was one of the first U.S. Navy enlisted sailors to participate in the Olympic Games.[2]
Below is the Olympic record of Hank Herring who competed as a welterweight boxer for the United States at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:
Herring turned pro in 1949 and had little success. After winning his first four bouts, he had little success from then on, retiring the following year having won 5, lost 7, and drawn 1.
He retired in the early 1970s. He died in Lemoore, California.