Georges Prud'Homme

Boxer
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IntroBoxer
PlacesCanada
isAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1899, Ottawa, Canada
The details

Biography

Joseph Arthur Prud'Homme (March 12, 1898 – January 7, 1978) was a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.

He won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to British boxer Harry Mallin in the final. Prud'Homme later moved to Plamondon, Alberta and died in Athabasca, Alberta in 1978.

Olympic record

Here is Geroges Prud'Hommes' record at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics where he competed as a middleweight boxer:

  • Round of 16: defeated Antoine Masson (Belgium)
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Marcel Rey-Golliet (France)
  • Semifinal: defeated Hjalmar Strømme (Norway)
  • Final: lost to Harry Mallin (Great Britain); Prud'Homme awarded the silver medal
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