About Harry Mitchell
Lived 1898 – 1983 (aged 85). Harry Mitchell was a British boxer.
Harold James Mitchell (5 January 1898 – 8 February 1983) was an English boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition after beating Thyge Petersen in the final.
Amateur career Mitchell was a four-time Amateur Boxing Association champion in the light heavyweight class (1922–25), when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.
His legacy Today, located in the UK, there is a leisure centre that bears his name - the Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre - which has a fully equipped Hammer Strength brand weights gym, a gym that has entry only for women, and classes for badminton, fitness and various other indoor team sports.
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Who was Harry Mitchell?
boxer
When was Harry Mitchell born?
Harry Mitchell was born on 5 January 1898 in Tiverton.
When did Harry Mitchell die?
Harry Mitchell died on 8 February 1983 in Twickenham.
What was Harry Mitchell's occupation?
Harry Mitchell was a boxer.
What nationality was Harry Mitchell?
Harry Mitchell was British.
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· DBpedia: Harry Mitchell (boxer)
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