Ronald Rawson Rawson MC & two bars

Military Cross

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 (17 June 1892 – 30 March 1952) was a British

United Kingdom

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 heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 professional

Professional

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 boxer

Boxing

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, who won a gold medal

Gold medal

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 in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Amateur Boxing Career

He was the ABA Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain in 1920 and 1921. In 1920 he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Antwerp in the heavyweight division (from 1920 to 1936 this was 79.38kg/175lb+), defeating Danish

Denmark

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 boxer Søren Petersen in the final.

Although he only boxed as an Amateur, he did meet the professional boxer Jack Bloomfield

Jack Bloomfield

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 in a "supposed 'exhibition' bout at a charity

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 show at the Brighton Pavilion", where he suffered a knockout defeat in round three.

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Samuel Stewart (United States)
• Defeated Xavier Eluère (France)
• Defeated Søren Petersen (Denmark)