BOXER

Horace Gwynne

1912 - 2001

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Horace "Lefty" Gwynne (October 5, 1912 – April 16, 2001) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal. Born in Toronto, Gwynne left school after grade 8, weighing only 65 lb (29.5 kg). When he started to grow, he began working out in Stokley's Gym in Toronto to lose weight in order to become a jockey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horace Gwynne is the 204th most popular boxer (up from 206th in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from Canada (down from 664th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Horace Gwynne ranks 204 out of 496. Before him are Gennadiy Shatkov, Ion Alexe, Michael Moorer, Sverre Sørsdal, Aziz Salihu, and Hasim Rahman. After him are Miguel Cotto, Albert Ireton, Roberto Balado, Mike McCallum, Tyrell Biggs, and Ruslan Chagaev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Horace Gwynne ranks 396. Before him are Valerie Davies, Erik Larsson, Ettore Giannini, Joseph Parecattil, Sam Snead, and Marshall Wayne. After him are Henry M. Jackson, Zoltán Várkonyi, Wendy Barrie, Zohra Sehgal, Tip O'Neill, and John Le Mesurier. Among people deceased in 2001, Horace Gwynne ranks 322. Before him are Robert Fowler, Michael Dertouzos, Valerie Davies, Joyce King, Bruce Halford, and Julie Bishop. After him are Bob Tinning, Cássia Eller, Billy Higgins, Billy Liddell, Jay Chamberlain, and G. N. Ramachandran.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Horace Gwynne ranks 696 out of 1,622. Before him are Michael Mando (1981), Will Kymlicka (1962), Annie Murphy (1986), Tara Strong (1973), Deryck Whibley (1980), and Shalom Harlow (1973). After him are Jean Charest (1958), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Gilles Duceppe (1947), Daniel David Palmer (1845), Santino Marella (1974), and Daniel Powter (1971).

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Among BOXERS In Canada

Among boxers born in Canada, Horace Gwynne ranks 3. Before him are George Chuvalo (1937), and Arturo Gatti (1972). After him are Sam Langford (1886), Mark Leduc (1962), David Lemieux (1988), Tammara Thibeault (1996), Anna Lysenko (1991), and Charlie Cavanagh (2000).

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