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Harry Mallin

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Harry Mallin
Mallin in the early 1920s
Personal information
Full nameHenry William Mallin
NationalityEnglish
Born1 June 1892 (1892-06)
Shoreditch, England
Died8 November 1969 (1969-11-09) (aged 77)
Lewisham, England
Height5 ft 10.5 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classMiddleweight
ClubEton Old Boys Amateur Boxing Club, 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 "Harry" Mallin (1 June 1892 – 8 November 1969) was an English middleweight amateur boxer.

He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham.

Mallin was British 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 boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

He was the elder brother of Fred Mallin.

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