George Shorter

George Shorter
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1894-06-17)17 June 1894
London, England
Died4th quarter 1968 (aged 74)
London, England
Sport
SportBoxing

George Richard Shorter (17 June 1894 – 1968) was a British boxer.[1] He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

Shorter won the 1921 and 1923 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight titles, when boxing out of the Clapton Federation ABC.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "George Shorter". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Shorter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "A.B.A Championships". Boxing World and Mirror of Life. 26 March 1921. Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Boxing The Amateur Championships". Belfast News-Letter. 19 April 1923. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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