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Full name | Joseph Arthur Prud'Homme | |||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
Born | (1898-03-12)March 12, 1898 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
Died | January 7, 1978(1978-01-07) (aged 79) Athabasca, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Weight class | Middleweight | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Arthur Prud'Homme (March 12, 1898 – January 7, 1978) was a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.
He won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to British boxer Harry Mallin in the final. Prud'Homme later moved to Plamondon, Alberta and died in Athabasca, Alberta in 1978.
Olympic record
Here is Georges Prud'Hommes' record at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics where he competed as a middleweight boxer:
- Round of 16: defeated Antoine Masson (Belgium)
- Quarterfinal: defeated Marcel Rey-Golliet (France)
- Semifinal: defeated Hjalmar Strømme (Norway)
- Final: lost to Harry Mallin (Great Britain); Prud'Homme awarded the silver medal
References
- "Arthur Prud'Homme". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "CONTENTdm".
External links
- Georges Prud'Homme's profile at databaseOlympics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Art Prud'homme (full name: Georges Arthur Prud'homme)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13.
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