About John Treadaway
Lived 1914 – 1993 (aged 78–79). John Treadaway was a British boxer.
John William Treadaway (26 June 1914 – 4 July 1993) also known as Jack or Jackie, was a British boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography Treadaway was born in Wandsworth, England, and worked as a van delivery driver for Watney's Brewery.
He moved up to featherweight and boxed out of Battersea & Shexgar Amateur Boxing Club, where he won two ABA titles at featherweight.
He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he competed in the featherweight division.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist Josef Miner.
1936 Olympic results Round of 32: defeated Giuseppe Farfanelli (Italy) on points Round of 16: defeated Arquimedes Arrieta (Uruguay) on points Quarterfinal: lost to Josef Miner (Germany) on points
He died in Sutton.
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Who was John Treadaway?
British boxer
When was John Treadaway born?
John Treadaway was born on 26 June 1914.
When did John Treadaway die?
John Treadaway died in 1993.
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John Treadaway was a boxer.
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John Treadaway was British.
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