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Harold Franks

Boxer

哈罗德·弗兰克斯

Born
2 October 1891, Hackney Central
Died
1973
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Sport
boxing
Discipline
light heavyweight
Occupation
boxer

Harold Franks (2 October 1891 – 1973) was a British light heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics losing against Norwegian boxer Sverre Sorsdal in the semi-finals.

Franks won the inaugural Amateur Boxing Association 1920 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the St. Pancras ABC.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – light heavyweight

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q1809826 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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