Leslie Black

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Leslie Waughop Black
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born(1900-01-23)23 January 1900
Paisley, Ontario, Canada
Died10 November 1974(1974-11-10) (aged 74)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Sport
SportBoxing

Leslie Waughop Black sometimes shortened to Les Black (23 January 1900 – 10 November 1974) was a Canadian boxer.[2] He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics and got 4th place.[3] He later became an orthopedic surgeon and retired at age 70 after suffering a stroke.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61734616/leslie_wauchope-black
  2. ^ "Leslie Black". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Black Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1143

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