Svend Wad
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1948 London | Lightweight |
Svend Wad (3 February 1928 – 4 December 2004) was a boxer from Denmark, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career.
Amateur career
[edit]Wad was the Olympic Bronze Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948. Below are his results from that tournament:
- Round of 32: defeated Gene Raymond (India) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Alberto Boullossa (Uruguay) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Maxie McCullagh (Ireland) on points
- Semifinal: lost to Gerald Dreyer (South Africa) on points
- Bronze Medal Bout: won by walkover versus Wallace Smith (USA).
Pro career
[edit]Wad turned pro in 1949 and fought primarily in Denmark. In 1951 he fought Jorgen Johansen for the Danish lightweight title but lost a decision. Later that year he lost a decision to Duilio Loi in Switzerland, his only fight outside of Denmark. He retired for good in 1958, having won 14 and lost 2 with 0 KO.
He was born in Haderslev.
External links
[edit]- Svend Wad's profile at databaseOlympics
- Boxing record for Svend Wad from BoxRec (registration required)
- Svend Wad's profile at Sports Reference.com
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