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Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide events that affected other endeavors as well. [1] World War II raged early in the decade, and just like baseballers, many popular boxers went overseas to fight for their countries, Joe Louis, Billy Conn, Beau Jack, and Bob Montgomery among them. Louis was used to entice Americans to join the ...
Pages in category "Female resistance members of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 275 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British people of World War II. It includes British people of World War II that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:English women boxers and Category:Welsh women boxers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Boxing: 2000–2009 Marcela Acuña Argentina: 55 kilograms (121 lb) Super Bantamweight: Boxing: 1997– Nicola Adams England: 51 kilograms (112 lb) Flyweight: Boxing: 1995–2019 Retired. Meltem Akar Turkey: 48 kilograms (106 lb) Super bantamweight: Boxing: 2006– Lena Åkesson Sweden: 59 kilograms (130 lb) Lightweight: Boxing: 1997–1999 ...
On 9 August 2024, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Yang Liu of China in the final to win an Olympic gold medal. [37] [38] Khelif therefore became Algeria's first female gold medalist in boxing, as well as the country's first boxer of any gender to win a medal since Mohamed Allalou in 2000 [39] and the first to win a gold medal since Hocine Soltani in 1996.
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Westland Lysander Mk III (SD), the type used for special missions into occupied France during World War II. The principal aircraft of 161 Squadron was the Westland Lysander. [115] It handled very well at low speed and could land from touch down to turn around in only 150 yards (140 m). [116]