Jean Despeaux
Men's boxing Olympic Games Jean Despeaux (22 October 1915 – 25 May 1989) was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller. He also acted in a handful of films, including Maurice Tourneur's La Main du diable (1943), in which he played a boxer.
Jean Despeaux
Le Miroir des sports · Le Miroir des sports, 18 août 1936 · Public domain
- Full name
- Jean Sylvain Despeaux.
- Born
- 1915. · 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1989. · Largentière.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- boxer and actor.
- Languages
- French.
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1936 Olympic results
1936 Olympic results
Below is the Olympic record of Jean Despeaux of France, who competed as a middleweight boxer at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. • Round of 16: defeated Juan Bregaliano (Uruguay) on points • Quarterfinal: defeated Josef Hrubes (Czechoslovakia) on points • Semifinal: defeated Raul Villarreal (Argentina) on points • Final: defeated Henry Tiller (Norway) on points (won gold medal)
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Jean Despeaux died at Largentière.
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10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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