George Finnegan

American boxer
Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Gold medal – first place 1904 Saint Louis Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 1904 Saint Louis Bantamweight

George V. Finnegan (September 28, 1881 – February 28, 1913) was an American bantamweight and flyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He died in San Francisco, California.[1]

Finnegan won two medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in the flyweight category and a silver medal against fellow American, Oliver Kirk in the bantamweight category in which he gained several pounds in several days. Finnegan remains only one of four boxers in boxing history to win two different medals at the same Games.

References

  1. ^ "George Finnegan". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

External links

  • George Finnegan's profile at databaseOlympics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Finnegan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06.
  • George Finnegan at Find a Grave
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1904: 105 lb (47.6 kg) · 1920–1936: 112 lb (50.8 kg) · 1948–1964: 51 kg · 1968–2008: 48–51 kg · 2012: 49–52 kg · 2016: 50-52 kg · 2020–: up to 52 kg


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