Henry Thomas (boxer)
{{short description|British boxer}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Harry Thomas
| birth_name = Albert Henry Thomas
| image = Harry Thomas 1908.jpg
| caption = Harry Thomas in 1908.
| nickname = Harry Thomas
| nationality =
| national_team = Great Britain
| sport = Boxing
| citizenship =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kings Norton, Birmingham, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|1|13|1888|7|1|df=y}}
| death_place = New York City, USA
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}
{{MedalGold| 1908 London | Bantamweight}}
}}
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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/harry-thomas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033756/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/harry-thomas-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Henry Thomas Olympic Results |accessdate=4 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/3510 |title=Henry Thomas |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 March 2021}} He fought as Harry Thomas.
Boxing career
Thomas won the 1908 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Birmingham ABC.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandboxing.org/roll-of-honour/gender/male-championships/|title=Roll of Honour|publisher=England Boxing|access-date=13 January 2022}} 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 multiple visits to his home country, England, every so often, the last visit being in the late 1950s. He served in the United States Navy in World War I and became an American citizen. 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
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071156/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THOMAHEN01 Olympics database profile]
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Category:Boxers from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:English Olympic competitors
Category:Olympic boxers for Great Britain
Category:Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Category:Boxers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War I
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