William Butler (boxer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1916 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1996 (aged 79–80) Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Standard B.C. | ||||||||||||||
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William Harry Butler (17 September 1916 – 1996) was a boxer who competed for England.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Butler represented the England team and won a gold medal[1] in the 54 kg division at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[2][3] He boxed out of the Standard B.C.[4]
Butler was an electrician by trade and lived in Stratford Street, Upper Stoke, Coventry in the late 1930s.[5]
Butler died in Coventry in 1996.[6]
References
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