Dave McCleave
Encyclopedia
David "Dave" Edward McCleave (24 December 1911 – May 1988) was an English
boxer
who competed for Great Britain
in the 1932 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Battersea
.
In 1932 he finished fourth in the welterweight class
. He was not able to compete in the bronze medal bout against Bruno Ahlberg
.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Dick Barton
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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He was born in Battersea
Battersea
Battersea is an area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is an inner-city district of South London, situated on the south side of the River Thames, 2.9 miles south-west of Charing Cross. Battersea spans from Fairfield in the west to Queenstown in the east...
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In 1932 he finished fourth in the welterweight class
Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.Sixteen boxers from 16 nations...
. He was not able to compete in the bronze medal bout against Bruno Ahlberg
Bruno Ahlberg
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
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At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Dick Barton
Dick Barton (boxer)
Richard "Dick" Walter Barton was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Germiston and died in Johannesburg....
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