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Clarence Walker

1898 - 1957

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Clarence Leonard "Sal" Walker (13 December 1898 – 30 April 1957) was a South African bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won the gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, defeating Chris Graham in the final. He was born in Port Elizabeth, and died in Roodepoort, Gauteng. His paternal grandfather was from Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clarence Walker is the 1,918th most popular athlete (up from 1,919th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 189th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Clarence Walker ranks 1,918 out of 6,025. Before him are Ambrus Nagy, Mario Tullio Montano, Peter Wright, Eileen Hiscock, Rosa Kellner, and Barbora Špotáková. After him are Anthea Stewart, Alessandro Andrei, Giovanni Scatturin, Harald Norpoth, Lamberto Dalla Costa, and Nenad Stekić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Clarence Walker ranks 287. Before him are Wallace Ford, Curtis Stevens, Norman Z. McLeod, Elemér Somfay, Robert Keith, and Ferreira de Castro. After him are Gertrude Lawrence, Nalini Bala Devi, Chesty Puller, Lucy Morton, Lee Garmes, and Albert Kivikas. Among people deceased in 1957, Clarence Walker ranks 213. Before him are Edith Abbott, Bernard Knubel, Jorge Sarmiento, Leopold Löwenheim, Helene Costello, and Ralph Barton Perry. After him are Judy Tyler, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Bedřich Šupčík, Joyce Cary, Keith Andrews, and Dorothy Richardson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Clarence Walker ranks 182 out of 454. Before him are Bessie Head (1937), Gavin Hood (1963), Florence Fuller (1867), Denis Goldberg (1933), Ted Moore (1914), and Gordon Hodgson (1904). After him are Richard Borcherds (1959), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Eddie Kramer (1942), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), and Enoch Sontonga (1873).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Clarence Walker ranks 11. Before him are Oscar Pistorius (1986), Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), Christian Gitsham (1888), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), and Cecil McMaster (1895). After him are Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), Stefan Mitrović (null), Leal (null), Caster Semenya (1991), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992).

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