John Joseph Chase (1904 – 20 September 1991) [1] was an Irish boxer and a member of the Garda Síochána (Irish Police Force). He joined the Garda in the 1920s soon after Ireland gained its independence from Great Britain. Chase was one of the outstanding Garda boxers of the late 1920s/early 1930s. He won 7 Irish senior championships at middleweight between 1926 and 1932. He was also a beaten finalist in 1925.
Jack Chase boxed in the Middleweight division (160 lbs.) at the 1928 Olympics held in Amsterdam. [2] He had a bye through the First Preliminary Round. In the Second Preliminary Round he defeated Alfred Wilson of South Africa on points. In the quarter-finals Chase was beaten on points by Leonard Steyaert of Belgium who was himself beaten in the semi-final by the eventual middleweight champion, Piero Toscani of Italy.
Chase served as a Garda in Dublin. He was married to Mollie (Mulhall) and lived at first in Kilmainham but later moved to Bulfin Gardens, Inchicore in Dublin. They had Four children.
Solomon Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 2 October 1988. This was the island nation's second time participating in a Summer Olympic Games, following their debut four years earlier. Solomon Islands competed at these games in track and field, archery, boxing, and weightlifting, with one competitor in each category. Only Benjamin Fafale, the weightlifter, completed an event final, finishing 22nd in the middleweight category.
Andy Lee is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2017. He held the WBO middleweight title from 2014 to 2015, and in doing so became the first member of the travelling community to win a major world title. He is the second cousin of Former lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. During his professional career, Lee was trained by the late Emmanuel Steward.
Zimbabwe competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This was the fifth time that Zimbabwe had competed at an Olympic Games with the first three as Rhodesia. 15 competitors, 12 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 5 sports.
Alexander Ramsay "Alex" Ireland was a Scottish amateur and professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s. He fought under the name of Alex Ireland.
Joseph Arthur Prud'Homme was a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.
Samuel A. Mossberg or Mosberg was an American lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He was managed by Billy Gibson and Jack Bulger for most of his professional career.
Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors took part in 48 events in 11 sports.
Matthew Macklin is a British-Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016, and has since worked as a boxing manager and commentator. He challenged three times for middleweight world titles between 2011 and 2013, and held multiple regional championships at that weight: the Irish title from 2005 to 2006, the British title in 2009, and the European title from 2009 to 2011.
"Sugar" Ray Seales, is an American former boxer. He was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he fought middleweight champion Marvin Hagler three times. He is also the former NABF and USBA middleweight champion.
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Emilio Correa Vaillant was a Cuban amateur boxer who won welterweight gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, West Germany. He is not to be confused with his middleweight namesake, who is actually his son.
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Antoni ‘’Kolka’’ Kolczyński was a Polish boxer, champion of Europe and participant in the Olympic Games.
Darren John Sutherland was an Irish professional boxer from Mulhuddart, Dublin. His amateur career was crowned by a 2008 Olympic bronze medal.
Puerto Rico competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The American territory with a population of four million people qualified 22 athletes in eight different sports. The appearance of the Puerto Rican delegation at the Beijing Olympics marked the commonwealth's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its twenty-second appearance at any Olympic Games, since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Of its competitors participating in events that involve progression by heats, six athletes advanced at least one round in their events, and two advanced at least two rounds, with Asunción Ocasio almost medaling bronze in taekwondo. However, there were no Puerto Rican medalists at the Beijing Olympics. McWilliams Arroyo, a boxer, bore Puerto Rico's flag at the ceremonies.
José Manuel Durán Pérez, popularly known as "Pepe Durán" is a former Spanish professional boxer. During his eleven-year professional career Duran held the Lineal and WBA light middleweight titles. He challenged for the WBC version of the title and held the EBU title. He also competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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