Ted Morgan (boxer)
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Edward "Ted" Morgan (5 April 1906 – 22 November 1952) was a boxer
from New Zealand
, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight
division at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Morgan won the Gold Medal despite competing throughout the tournament with a dislocated knuckle in his left hand.[1]
His knuckle was disolcated during training in England on route to Amesterdam. Although it responded to treatment it never completely healed and caused him continual pain throughout his boxing career. Another problem occurred at the Games when he weighed in. He was three pounds overweight for the lightweight division and had to compete in the welterweight division. He was forced to give away as much as nine pounds to some of his opponents.
He was born in Wellington, and attended Te Aro School and Wellington College. He married sprinter Norma Wilson, who also competed at the 1928 Olympics, they later divorced.
He fought professionally from 1929 to 1934. He fought in America in 1931, and later fought in Australia. He refereed in Wellington for years after retiring. He won the New Zealand Welterweight Championship in October 1932.
Although he was a non-smoker, he died from lung cancer in Wellington due to the inhalation of fumes while working as a plumber
In 1990 Morgan was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
Amateur career
Morgan was the New Zealand Amateur Lightweight Champion in 1925 and 1927.
Olympic results
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...
from New Zealand
New Zealand
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, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Morgan won the Gold Medal despite competing throughout the tournament with a dislocated knuckle in his left hand.[1]
His knuckle was disolcated during training in England on route to Amesterdam. Although it responded to treatment it never completely healed and caused him continual pain throughout his boxing career. Another problem occurred at the Games when he weighed in. He was three pounds overweight for the lightweight division and had to compete in the welterweight division. He was forced to give away as much as nine pounds to some of his opponents.
He was born in Wellington, and attended Te Aro School and Wellington College. He married sprinter Norma Wilson, who also competed at the 1928 Olympics, they later divorced.
He fought professionally from 1929 to 1934. He fought in America in 1931, and later fought in Australia. He refereed in Wellington for years after retiring. He won the New Zealand Welterweight Championship in October 1932.
Although he was a non-smoker, he died from lung cancer in Wellington due to the inhalation of fumes while working as a plumber
In 1990 Morgan was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
Amateur career
Morgan was the New Zealand Amateur Lightweight Champion in 1925 and 1927.
- Amateur Summary : Total Bouts 28, Won 26, Lost 2
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Selfrid Johansson (Sweden) KO 2
- Defeated Romano Caneva (Italy) points
- Defeated Robert Galataud (France) points
- Defeated Raul Landini (Argentina) points