František Havelka
Encyclopedia
František Havelka was a Czech boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
for Czechoslovakia
. In 1936, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the light heavyweight class
after losing his fight to Robey Leibbrandt
.
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...
for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. In 1936, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the light heavyweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's light heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-one boxers from 21...
after losing his fight to Robey Leibbrandt
Robey Leibbrandt
-Synopsis:Sidney Robey Leibbrandt was a South African Boer of German and Irish descent who was an Olympic boxer and later an Abwehr member and fifth columnist for Nazi Germany.-1934:...
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