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| birth_place = [[Hackney Wick]], England
| birth_place = [[Hackney Wick]], London, England
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Mallin was [[England Boxing|Amateur Boxing Association]] British [[England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Champions|middleweight champion]] five years in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was also world champion in the middleweight class between 1920 and 1928. He never lost an amateur bout and never turned professional.
Mallin was [[England Boxing|Amateur Boxing Association]] British [[England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Champions|middleweight champion]] five years in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was also world champion in the middleweight class between 1920 and 1928. He never lost an amateur bout and never turned professional.


In the [[Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Olympics]] he won a [[gold medal]] in middleweight division, defeating Canadian boxer [[Georges Prud'Homme]] in the final. In [[boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] he went on to win another gold in the same weight class. In that year, he met [[Roger Brousse]] of France in the quarter-finals, and after the decision came down 2–1 in favour of Brousse, Mallin showed the referee fresh teeth marks on his chest, which further examination proved that Mallin had definitely been bitten by his French opponent. Brousse was disqualified, clearing the way for Mallin to win his second gold medal. After the incident versus Brousse, Mallin was referred to by one reporter as "the unroasted human beef of Old England".<ref name="SugarAtlas2011">{{cite book|author1=Bert Randolph Sugar|author2=Teddy Atlas|title=The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tcYfAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|date=January 2011|publisher=Running Press|isbn=0-7624-4013-9|pages=65–}}</ref>
In the [[Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Olympics]] he won a [[gold medal]] in middleweight division, defeating Canadian boxer [[Georges Prud'Homme]] in the final. In [[boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] he went on to win another gold in the same weight class. In that year, he met [[Roger Brousse]] of France in the quarter-finals, and after the decision came down 2–1 in favour of Brousse, Mallin showed the referee fresh teeth marks on his chest, which further examination proved that Mallin had definitely been bitten by his French opponent. Brousse was disqualified, clearing the way for Mallin to win his second gold medal. After the incident versus Brousse, Mallin was referred to by one reporter as "the unroasted human beef of Old England".<ref name="SugarAtlas2011">{{cite book|author1=Bert Randolph Sugar|author2=Teddy Atlas|title=The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tcYfAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|date=January 2011|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-7624-4013-9|pages=65–}}</ref>


Mallin was the first to successfully defend an Olympic title in two consecutive games, and remained for 92 years the only male British boxer to do so.{{cn|date=November 2020}}
Mallin was the first to successfully defend an Olympic title in two consecutive games, and still remains the only male British boxer to do so until Nicola Adams repeated the feat in 2016.<ref name="Duncanson">{{cite news |last1=Duncanson |first1=Neil |title=Not just Chariots of Fire: the forgotten heroes of 1924 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/17/forgotten-heroes-1924-paris-olympics-lucy-morton-harry-mallin |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=17 July 2024}}</ref> He retired undefeated after over 300 bouts.<ref name="Duncanson" />


Subsequently, he managed the British Olympic boxing teams at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936]] and [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/harry-mallin-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417231410/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/harry-mallin-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Harry Mallin | publisher=Sports-reference.com | accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref>
Subsequently, he managed the British Olympic boxing teams at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936]] and [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/harry-mallin-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417231410/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/harry-mallin-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Harry Mallin | publisher=Sports-reference.com | accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref>
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Revision as of 02:09, 2 November 2024

Harry Mallin
Mallin in the early 1920s
Personal information
Full nameHenry William Mallin
NationalityEnglish
Born(1892-06-01)1 June 1892
Hackney Wick, London, England
Died8 November 1969(1969-11-08) (aged 77)
Lewisham, England
Height5 ft 10.5 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classMiddleweight
ClubEton Manor Boys and Old Boys Club, Hackney Wick. Metropolitan Police Amateur Boxing Club
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Middleweight

Henry William Mallin (1 June 1892 – 8 November 1969) was an English middleweight amateur boxer. He came originally from Hackney Wick, his younger brother was the Olympic boxer Fred Mallin. He lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and was a police officer with the Metropolitan Police.[1]

Boxing career

Mallin was Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight champion five years in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was also world champion in the middleweight class between 1920 and 1928. He never lost an amateur bout and never turned professional.

In the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in middleweight division, defeating Canadian boxer Georges Prud'Homme in the final. In 1924 he went on to win another gold in the same weight class. In that year, he met Roger Brousse of France in the quarter-finals, and after the decision came down 2–1 in favour of Brousse, Mallin showed the referee fresh teeth marks on his chest, which further examination proved that Mallin had definitely been bitten by his French opponent. Brousse was disqualified, clearing the way for Mallin to win his second gold medal. After the incident versus Brousse, Mallin was referred to by one reporter as "the unroasted human beef of Old England".[2]

Mallin was the first to successfully defend an Olympic title in two consecutive games, and still remains the only male British boxer to do so until Nicola Adams repeated the feat in 2016.[3] He retired undefeated after over 300 bouts.[3]

Subsequently, he managed the British Olympic boxing teams at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[4]

In 1937, he achieved the distinction of being the first British television sports commentator, when he gave commentary on two boxing matches that were broadcast by the BBC from Alexandra Palace.[4]

Henry Mallin died at a nursing home in Lewisham in November 1969.

References

  1. ^ "Harry Mallin". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ Bert Randolph Sugar; Teddy Atlas (January 2011). The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists. Running Press. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-0-7624-4013-9.
  3. ^ a b Duncanson, Neil (17 July 2024). "Not just Chariots of Fire: the forgotten heroes of 1924 Paris Olympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Harry Mallin". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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