Leonard Cook
Encyclopedia
Arthur Leonard Cook was an Australia
n boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Sten Suvio
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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 second round of the welterweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-four boxers from 24...
after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Sten Suvio
Sten Suvio
Sten Suvio was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Michael Murach.-Olympic results:...
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