Július Torma
Boxer
1922 – 1991
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Who was Július Torma?
Július Torma was an ethnic Hungarian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics.
Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight.
He was born in Budapest and died in Prague.
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- Born
- Mar 7, 1922
Budapest - Also known as
- Julius Torma
- Died
- Oct 23, 1991
Prague
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on July 23, 2013
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