Name Harry Mitchell Role Boxer | Martial art Boxing | |
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Died February 8, 1983, Twickenham, United Kingdom Olympic medals Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight |
Harold James Mitchell (5 January 1898 – 8 February 1983) was an English boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition after beating Thyge Petersen in the final.
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Amateur career
Mitchell was a four-time ABA champion in the light heavyweight class (1922–25).
His legacy
Today, located in the UK, there is a leisure centre that bears his name - the Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre - which has a fully equipped Hammer Strength brand weights gym, a gym that has entry only for women, and classes for badminton, fitness and various other indoor team sports.
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