Harold Thomas (boxer)

Thomas c. 1929

Harold Frederick Thomas (11 January 1909 – 29 March 1933)^[1] was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Italy's Luciano Fabbroni.^[3] Thomas was born in Wellington. He died in Wellington aged 24, less than a year after his appearance at the Olympics. He jumped from a train a few hours after learning about the death of his fiancee.^[4]

References

1932 New Zealand Olympic team

Athletics	Stuart Black Allan Elliot Don Evans Thelma Kench Jack Lovelock Billy Savidan

Boxing	Bert Lowe Bob Purdie Harold Thomas

Cycling	Ron Foubister

Rowing	George Cooke Somers Cox Delmont Gullery Lawrence Jackson Jack Macdonald Noel Pope Bert Sandos Charles Saunders John Solomon Cyril Stiles Rangi Thompson

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