Jean Despeaux (22 October 1915 – 25 May 1989) was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Representing  France
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1936 Berlin | Middleweight |
In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller.
He also acted in a handful of films, including Maurice Tourneur's La Main du diable (1943), in which he played a boxer.
1936 Olympic results
editBelow is the Olympic record of Jean Despeaux of France, who competed as a middleweight boxer at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
- Round of 16: defeated Juan Bregaliano (Uruguay) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Josef Hrubes (Czechoslovakia) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Raul Villarreal (Argentina) on points
- Final: defeated Henry Tiller (Norway) on points (won gold medal)
References
edit- Jean Despeaux at databaseOlympics.com
- Boxing record for Jean Despeaux from BoxRec (registration required)
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