Harold Franks

British boxer

Harold Franks

Personal information

Nationality| British (English)
Born| (1891-10-02)2 October 1891
Hackney, London, England
Died| 1973
Kent, England
Sport
Sport| boxing

Medal record

Representing  Great Britain
Men's boxing
|  1920 Antwerp | Light heavyweight

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.[1]

Franks won the inaugural Amateur Boxing Association 1920 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the St. Pancras ABC.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Harold Franks". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. ^ "The A.B.A. Championships". Boxing World and Mirror of Life. 3 April 1920. Retrieved 29 December 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links

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* Harold Franks at BoxRec (registration required)
* Harold Franks at Olympedia
* Harold Franks at Team GB
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