Ted Morgan (boxer)

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Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold 1928 Amsterdam Welterweight

Edward "Ted" Morgan (April 5, 1906 – November 22, 1952) was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Morgan won the Gold Medal despite competing throughout the tournament with a dislocated knuckle in his left hand.[1]


[edit] Amateur Career

Morgan was the New Zealand Amateur Lightweight Champion in 1925 and 1927.

  • Amateur Summary : Total Bouts 28, Won 26, Lost 2

[edit] Olympic results

  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Selfrid Johansson (Sweden) KO 2
  • Defeated Romano Caneva (Italy) points
  • Defeated Robert Galataud (France) points
  • Defeated Raul Landini (Argentina) points

[edit] References


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Olympic Champions in Boxing Welterweight
1904: 135-145 lb (61.2-65.8 kg), 1920-1936: 135-147 lb (61.2-66.7 kg), 1948: 62-67 kg 1952-2000: 63.5-67 kg, 2004: 64-69 kg
1904: Albert Young • 1920: Bert Schneider • 1924: Jean Delarge • 1928: Ted Morgan • 1932: Edward Flynn • 1936: Sten Suvio • 1948: Július Torma • 1952: Zygmunt Chychła • 1956: Nicolae Linca • 1960: Nino Benvenuti • 1964: Marian Kasprzyk • 1968: Manfred Wolke • 1972: Emilio Correa • 1976: Jochen Bachfeld • 1980: Andrés Aldama • 1984: Mark Breland • 1988: Robert Wangila • 1992: Michael Carruth • 1996+2000: Oleg Saitov • 2004: Bakhtiyar Artayev


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