Július Torma

Július Torma
Július Torma
	This is a photo of 1948 Olympic Welterweight Boxing Champion Július Torma (L) being congratulated by runner-up Hank Herring (R) of the USA
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Real name	Július Torma
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Nationality	Czechoslovakian
Born	7 March 1922; Budapest, Hungary
Men’s Boxing
Representing Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
European Amateur Championships

Július Torma (March 7, 1922, Budapest – October 23, 1991) was an ethnic Hungarian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956).[1]

Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight.

He was born in Budapest and died in Prague.

Olympic results

London - 1948 (as a Welterweight)

Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points
Round of 16: Defeated Clifford Blackburn (Canada) second-round knockout
Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round
Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points
Final: Defeated Hank Herring (United States) on points (won gold medal)

Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight)

Round of 32: Defeated John Patrick Maloney (Great Britain) by decision, 2-1
Round of 16: Defeated Louis Gage (United States) by decision, 2-1
Quarterfinal: Lost to Zygmunt Chychła (Poland) by decision, 1-2

Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight)

Defeated Howard Richter (Australia) points
Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO by 2

L-R: Július Torma, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Antonín Zápotocký, Mayor of Prague Václav Vacek, World All-Around Gymnastics Champion Vlasta Děkanová, Olympic Running Champion Emil Zátopek at the 1948 London Summer Olympics

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Július Torma Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Július Torma Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.