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Person
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Elliott, John (1901-1944), boxer and Olympian
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Description area
Dates of existence
10 May 1901-25 Jun 1944
History
John Elliott was a British middleweight boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, losing against the successful British boxer Harry Mallin in the final bout.
In 1924 and 1925 he won the ABA National Middleweight title.