About Albert Oldman
Lived 1883 – 1961 (aged 77). Albert Oldman was a British boxer.
Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain.
Biography Oldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic gold was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final.
Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910.
He died on 15 January 1961, at the age of 77, in Upminster, London.
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Who was Albert Oldman?
British super heavyweight boxer (1883-1961)
When was Albert Oldman born?
Albert Oldman was born on 18 November 1883 in Mile End.
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Albert Oldman died on 15 January 1961 in London Borough of Havering.
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Albert Oldman was a boxer.
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Albert Oldman was British.
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