Jay Lambert
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Jay Lambert was an American competitor in boxing in the 1948 Summer Olympics
. He was born in Helper, Utah
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Lambert was a Latter-day Saint. He learned boxing from Marv Jenson in West Jordan, Utah
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1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
. He was born in Helper, Utah
Helper, Utah
Helper is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States about 120 miles southeast of Salt Lake City and northwest of the city of Price. It is also known as the "Hub of Carbon County". The population was 2,025 at the 2000 census....
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Lambert was a Latter-day Saint. He learned boxing from Marv Jenson in West Jordan, Utah
West Jordan, Utah
West Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. West Jordan is a rapidly growing suburb of Salt Lake City and has a mixed economy. According to the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 103,712, placing it as the fourth most populated in the state. The city occupies the...
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Sources
- bio on Lamber's boxing
- 2009 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2008), p. 326.
- South Valley School article on Jenson