Jim Wallington

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James Wallington
Personal information
Full nameJames Robert Wallington, Jr.
Nickname"Jim"
NationalityAmerican
Born(1944-07-28)July 28, 1944
Light Welterweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Light Welterweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Light Welterweight

James ("Jim") Robert Wallington (July 28, 1944 – April 20, 1988) was an American

Mexico City, Mexico
.

Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's

National Amateur Light Welterweight Champion
in 1966 and 1967.

Wallington also served in the US Army.[2] He died aged 43.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of James Wallington, an American boxer who competed in the light welterweight classification at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Donato Cartagena (Dominican Republic) referee stopped contest
  • Round of 16: defeated Alex Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Kim Sa-yong (South Korea) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: lost to Enrique Regueiferos (Cuba) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. ^ James Wallington Biography Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Olympics Database. Retrieved on 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b Jim Wallington Biography SR Olympics. Retrieved on 5 March 2016