Ernest Toussaint
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Ernest Toussaint was a Luxembourg
ian boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the heavyweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Erling Nilsen
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He was shot in the concentration camp in Hinzert (Germany) after being arrested as one of the leaders in the general strike against the Nazi occupation in Luxembourg on 31 August 1942. The country had been protesting against the introduction of compulsory military service for young Luxembourgers in the German army. Toussaint's widow and his two sons were deported.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
ian 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 in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the heavyweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed boxers over 175 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Seventeen boxers from 17 nations...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Erling Nilsen
Erling Nilsen
Erling Nilsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against Ferenc Nagy...
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He was shot in the concentration camp in Hinzert (Germany) after being arrested as one of the leaders in the general strike against the Nazi occupation in Luxembourg on 31 August 1942. The country had been protesting against the introduction of compulsory military service for young Luxembourgers in the German army. Toussaint's widow and his two sons were deported.