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Horace "Lefty" Gwynne (October 5, 1912 – April 16, 2001) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal.
Horace Gwynne Canada: Hans Ziglarski Germany: José Villanueva Philippines: Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) details: Carmelo Robledo Argentina: Josef Schleinkofer Germany: Allan Carlsson Sweden: Lightweight (-61.2 kg / 135 lb) details: Lawrence Stevens South Africa: Thure Ahlqvist Sweden: Nathan Bor United States: Welterweight (-66.7 kg / 147 ...
Horace Gwynne: Boxing: Athlete: 1932 Olympic gold medallist; Retired as the undefeated Canadian Professional Bantamweight champion (1938–1939) [188] 1993: Glenn Hall: Ice hockey: Athlete: 1961 Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks; Played an NHL record 502 consecutive games; 2-time Vezina Trophy winner (1963, 1967) [189] 1975 ...
Horace Gwynne Canada: Hans Ziglarski Germany: José Villanueva Philippines: Featherweight (−57.2 kg / 126 lb) details: Carmelo Robledo Argentina: Josef Schleinkofer Germany: Allan Carlsson Sweden: Lightweight (−61.2 kg / 135 lb) details: Lawrence Stevens South Africa: Thure Ahlqvist Sweden: Nathan Bor United States: Welterweight (−66.7 kg ...
Canada competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.Despite the games being held during the Great Depression, Canada sent its second largest team to date. 102 competitors, 85 men and 17 women, took part in 69 events in 10 sports.
April 16 – Horace Gwynne, boxer and Olympic gold medalist (born 1913) May 5 – Aba Bayefsky, artist and teacher (born 1923) June – Gordon Donaldson, author and journalist (b.1926) June 3 – Maurice Breton, politician and lawyer (born 1909)
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The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honour roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes, teams, coaches, and builders (officials, administrators, and volunteers). It was established in 1949.