Horace Gwynne
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.
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| Born | October 5, 1912 Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 16, 2001 (aged 88) Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | "Lefty" | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Toronto, Gwynne left school after grade 8, weighing only 65 lb (29.5 kg). When he started to grow, he began working out in Stokley's Gym in Toronto to lose weight in order to become a jockey.
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