Leslie Black Explained

Leslie Waughop Black
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:23 January 1900
Birth Place:Paisley, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]

Leslie Waughop Black sometimes shortened to Les Black (23 January 1900  - 10 November 1974) was a Canadian boxer.[2] He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics and got 4th place.[3] He later became an orthopedic surgeon and retired at age 70 after suffering a stroke.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61734616/leslie_wauchope-black
  2. Web site: Leslie Black . Olympedia . 10 October 2021.
  3. Leslie Black Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/les-black-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 November 2018.
  4. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1143