Harry Mallin
 Mallin in the early 1920s | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry William Mallin | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1892 Hackney Wick, London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 November 1969 (aged 77) Lewisham, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Eton Manor Boys and Old Boys Club, Hackney Wick. Metropolitan Police Amateur Boxing Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
Henry William Mallin (1 June 1892 – 8 November 1969) was an English middleweight amateur boxer. He came originally from Hackney Wick, his younger brother was the Olympic boxer Fred Mallin. He lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and was a police officer with the Metropolitan Police.[1]
Boxing career
Mallin was Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight champion five years in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was also world champion in the middleweight class between 1920 and 1928. He never lost an amateur bout and never turned professional.
In the
Mallin was the first to successfully defend an Olympic title in two consecutive games, and still remains the only male British boxer to do so.[citation needed]
Subsequently, he managed the British Olympic boxing teams at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 1937, he achieved the distinction of being the first British television sports commentator, when he gave commentary on two boxing matches that were broadcast by the BBC from Alexandra Palace.[3]
Henry Mallin died at a nursing home in Lewisham in November 1969.
References
- ^ "Harry Mallin". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ISBN 0-7624-4013-9.
- ^ a b "Harry Mallin". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg) · 1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg) · 1948: 67–73 kg · 1952–2000: 71–75 kg · 2004–2012: 69–75 kg · 2016–: 70–75 kg | |
|
