Paul Fritsch
Encyclopedia
Paul Fritsch was a French
featherweight
professional
boxer
who competed in the early 1920s.
He won a gold medal
in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
, defeating fellow Frenchman Jean Gachet
in the final.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
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 early 1920s.
He won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
, defeating fellow Frenchman Jean Gachet
Jean Gachet
Jean Gachet was a French featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1920s.Gachet won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Paul Fritsch in the final.-Olympic results:*1st round bye...
in the final.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated George Etzell (United States)
- Defeated Paul ErdalPaul ErdalPaul Erdal was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class. After a bye in the first round he won his fight against Frederick Adams in the second round but he lost his next bout to the upcoming gold medalist...
(Norway - Defeated Edoardo GarzenaEdoardo GarzenaEdoardo Garzena was an Italian featherweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.He was born and died in Turin....
(Italy) - Defeated Jean GachetJean GachetJean Gachet was a French featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1920s.Gachet won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Paul Fritsch in the final.-Olympic results:*1st round bye...
(France)