Armand Savoie (9 December 1929 – 18 May 1988) was a Canadian

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. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he beat

Jamshid Fani Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 36 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports. The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight ...

and Clotilde Colon before losing to Ernesto Formenti in the quarter-finals.

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1929 births 1988 deaths Canadian male boxers Olympic boxers for Canada Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers from Montreal Featherweight boxers 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub