Harry Mitchell (boxer)

Harry Mitchell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1898-01-05)5 January 1898
Tiverton, Devon, England
Died8 February 1983(1983-02-08) (aged 85)
Twickenham, London, England
Sport
Sportboxing
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's Boxing
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Light heavyweight

Harold James Mitchell (5 January 1898 – 8 February 1983) was an English boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition after beating Thyge Petersen in the final.[1]

Amateur career

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Mitchell was a four-time Amateur Boxing Association champion in the light heavyweight class (1922–25), when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[2]

His legacy

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Today, located in the UK, there is a leisure centre that bears his name - the Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre - which has a fully equipped Hammer Strength brand weights gym, a gym that has entry only for women, and classes for badminton, fitness and various other indoor team sports.

References

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  1. ^ "Harry Mitchell". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Amateur Boxing Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 2 April 1925. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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