Russell van Horn
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| Men's boxing | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1904 St. Louis | Lightweight |
William Russell van Horn (July 30, 1885 – March 11, 1970) was an American lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Wickenburg, Arizona.[1]
In 1904, van Horn won a bronze medal in lightweight class. In November 1905, the AAU disqualified the second placed Jack Egan from all AAU competitions and he had to return all his prizes. Therefore, van Horn moved up to silver.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Russell van Horn". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Sports Reference November 1905 Egan disqualified
External links
[edit]- Russell van Horn's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Russell van Horn at FindAGrave
- Russell van Horn at BoxRec (registration required)
- Russell van Horn at Olympics.com
- Russell van Horn at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1970 deaths
- Boxers from Pennsylvania
- Lightweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for the United States
- Boxers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing
- People from Wickenburg, Arizona
- Sportspeople from Maricopa County, Arizona
- American male boxers
- Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics