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Jim Wallington

Jim Wallington

American boxer

James ("Jim") Robert Wallington (July 28, 1944 – April 20, 1988) was an American welterweight boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) after a loss in the semifinals against eventual silver medalist Enrique Regueiferos from Cuba. He won the gold medal at the Pan American Games a year earlier. Wallington was also the US National Amateur Light Welterweight Champion in 1966 and 1967.

Wallington also served in the US Army.[2] He died aged 43.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of James Wallington, an American boxer who competed in the light welterweight classification at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Donato Cartagena (Dominican Republic) referee stopped contest
  • Round of 16: defeated Alex Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Kim Sa-yong (South Korea) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: lost to Enrique Regueiferos (Cuba) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. [1]
    James Wallington Biography Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Olympics Database. Retrieved on 5 March 2016.
  2. [2]
    Jim Wallington Biography SR Olympics. Retrieved on 5 March 2016


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