Henry Thomas (boxer)

Harry Thomas
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	1 July 1888; Kings Norton, Birmingham, England
Died	13 January 1963 (aged 74); New York, USA
Sport
Sport	boxing
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Men's Boxing

Albert Henry Thomas (1 July 1888 – 13 January 1963) was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2] He fought as Harry Thomas.

Boxing career

Thomas won the 1908 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Birmingham ABC.^[3] He then competed for Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in the boxing bantamweight division, where he won the gold medal with a decision over John Condon in the final.

In 1909 he went to the United States, where he remained except for a trip to Australia in 1913 and a visit to England in 1947. He served in the United States Navy in World War I and became an American citizen.^[1] He was born in Birmingham, England and died in New York City, United States.

1908 Olympic boxing record

Thomas competed as a bantamweight boxer for Great Britain at the 1908 London Olympics. The bantamweight division featured six boxers. Five were British; one was French. Here are Thomas' results from that boxing tournament:

Quarterfinal: defeated Frank McGurk (Great Britain) by decision
Semifinal: bye
Final: defeated John Condon (Great Britain) by decision (won gold medal)

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Thomas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
^ "Henry Thomas". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.