Július Torma Explained

Július Torma
Realname:Július Torma
Weight:Welterweight
Nationality:Czechoslovak
Birth Date:7 March 1922
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary

Július Torma (7 March 1922, Budapest  - 23 October 1991, Prague) was a Slovak boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956).[1]

Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight. He was born in Budapest and died in Prague.

Olympic results

London - 1948 (as a Welterweight)

Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight)

Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight)

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Notes and References

  1. Július Torma . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073816/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/julius-torma-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 November 2018.