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Svend Wad

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Name
  
Svend Wad

Role
  
Boxer


Martial art
  
Boxing

Division
  
Lightweight

Olympic medals
  
Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight, Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Lightweight

Svend Wad (February 3, 1928 – December 4, 2004) was a boxer from Denmark, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career.

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Amateur career

Wad was the Olympic Bronze Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948.

Pro career

Wad turned pro in 1949 and fought primarily in Denmark. In 1951 he fought Jorgen Johansen for the Danish lightweight title but lost a decision. Later that year he lost a decision to Duilio Loi in Switzerland, his only fight outside of Denmark. He retired for good in 1958, having won 14 and lost 2 with 0 KO.

He was born in Haderslev.

References

Svend Wad Wikipedia