Albert Oldman

Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain.

Albert Oldman
Oldman at 1908 Olympics in London
Personal information
Born(1883-11-18)18 November 1883
Mile End, London, England
Died15 January 1961(1961-01-15) (aged 77)
Upminster, London, England
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1908 London Heavyweight

Biography

Oldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage to Olympic gold was one of the smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute. He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, in less than two minutes in the final.

Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated to join the Ceylon force in 1910.

He died on 15 January 1961, at the age of 77, in Upminster, London.

References
  • "Albert Oldman at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Oldman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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