Edward Flynn (boxer)
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| Birth name | Edward Loring Flynn | |||||||||||||
| Born | October 25, 1909 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S | |||||||||||||
| Died | February 7, 1976 (aged 66) Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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Edward Loring "Eddie" Flynn (October 25, 1909 – February 7, 1976) was an American boxer who won the gold medal in the 1932 Summer Olympics as a welterweight. He was also a member of the Loyola Wolf Pack boxing team.[1]
He was born in New Orleans and died in Tampa, Florida.
Amateur career[]
Flynn was the U.S. amateur champion in both 1931 and 1932. In 1932, he won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Erich Campe.
Post-Olympics[]
After his gold medal in Los Angeles, he fought professionally, compiling a record of 14-1. Flynn was drafted into the armed services in 1935, remaining in uniform until the end of World War II. He graduated from Loyola's dental school[2] and is listed as "Dr. Eddie Flynn" as a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
1932 Olympic results[]
Below are the boxing results of Edward Flynn who represented the United States in the welterweight division at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics:
- Round of 16: defeated Luis Sardella (Argentina) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Dick Barton (South Africa) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Dave McCleave (Great Britain) on points
- Final: defeated Erich Campe (Germany) on points (won gold medal)
References[]
- ^ "Loyola athletics: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history". nola.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ Ed Flynn, Florida Sports Hall of Fame(Wayback Machine)
- ^ Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Flynn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Boxing record for Edward Flynn from BoxRec
- 1932 Loyola Wolf Yearbook
- Loyola Hall of Fame
- Greater New Orleans Hall of Fame
- Florida Sports Hall of Fame
- Florida Boxing Hall of Fame
1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) · 1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) · 1948: 62–67 kg · 1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg · 2004–2012: 64–69 kg · 2016: 65–69 kg · 2020–: 64–69 kg | |
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