Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain.[1]
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Born | Mile End, London, England | 18 November 1883||||||||||||||
Died | 15 January 1961 Upminster, London, England | (aged 77)||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editOldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic gold was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final.
Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910.
He died on 15 January 1961, at the age of 77, in Upminster, London.
References
edit- ^ "Albert Oldman". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links
edit- "Albert Oldman at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Oldman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Albert Oldman at BoxRec (registration required)
- Albert Oldman at Olympics.com
- Albert Oldman at Olympedia
- Boxing record for Albert Oldman from BoxRec (registration required)