| Ronald Rawson | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Sport: | boxing |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1892[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kensington, London, England |
| Death Place: | Kensington, London, England |
Ronald Rawson Rawson (17 June 1892 - 30 March 1952) was an English heavyweight professional boxer, who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.[2] [3]
He was the ABA Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain in 1920 and 1921.[4] In 1920 he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Antwerp in the heavyweight division (from 1920 to 1936 this was 79.38 kg/175 lb+), defeating Danish boxer Søren Petersen in the final.[5]
Although he only boxed as an Amateur, he did meet the professional boxer Jack Bloomfield in a "supposed 'exhibition' bout at a charity show at the Brighton Pavilion", where he suffered a knockout defeat in round three.