Marcel Sartos

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Marcel Sartos
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Marcel Sartos was a Belgian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. [1] During the Olympics, he defeated Hyman Miller. Hyman's elimination caused controversy, and Jacob Stumpff petitioned General MacArthur to withdraw the American team from the games. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcel Sartos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "Threat Yanks Withdraw Ring Entries Wrong". The Cushing Daily Citizen. 8 August 1928. Retrieved 27 June 2020 via newspapers.com.