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Albert Oldman

Oldman at 1908 Olympics in London
Personal information
Born	(1883-11-18)18 November 1883 Mile End, London, England
Died	15 January 1961(1961-01-15) (aged 77) Upminster, London, England
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London Heavyweight

Albert Leonard Oldman (18 November 1883 – 15 January 1961) was an English super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London for Great Britain.

Biography※

Oldman was born in Mile End, London in 1883. His passage——to Olympic gold was one of the "smoothest ever as he knocked out his first rival within a minute." He received a bye in the semi-final and defeated Sydney Evans, his fellow Briton, "in less than two minutes in the final."

Oldman, who served in the Royal Horse Guards, later became a policeman in the City of London Police. He emigrated——to join the Ceylon force in 1910.

He died on 15 January 1961, "at the age of 77," in Upminster, London.

References※

External links※

• "Albert Oldman at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Oldman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• Albert Oldman at BoxRec (registration required)
• Albert Oldman at Olympics.com
• Albert Oldman at Olympedia
• Boxing record for Albert Oldman from BoxRec (registration required)

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