Julius Gustav Albert "Bert" Schneider (July 1, 1897 – February 20, 1986) was an American-born Canadian
welterweight
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who competed in the early 1920s.
He was born in
Cleveland, Ohio
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, United States, was raised in
Montreal
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,
and was Jewish.
Schneider's greatest success was as an amateur, winning the welterweight gold medal in
boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
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with a win over British boxer
Alexander Ireland in the final. Schneider was the first Canadian to win an Olympic boxing gold medal. Only two other Canadian boxers have achieved that feat in all the years since:
Horace Gwynne
Horace "Lefty" Gwynne (October 5, 1912 – April 16, 2001) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal.
Born ...
in 1932 and
Lennox Lewis
Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a British-Canadian boxing commentator and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division from 1989 to 2003. He was a three-time world champion, a two-time lineal champion, ...
in 1988.
Olympic results
The following matches were fought by gold medallist Bert Schneider at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics:
* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated
Joseph Thomas (South Africa)
* Quarterfinal: defeated
Aage Steen
Aage Torstein Wetterland Steen (January 15, 1900 – February 28, 1982) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the welterweight class after losing his fight t ...
(Norway)
* Semifinal: defeated
Frederick Colberg
Frederick William Kolberg (November 13, 1900 – March 21, 1965) was an American welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing against Canadian boxer Bert Schneid ...
(USA)
* Final: defeated
Alexander Ireland (Great Britain) - won gold medal
All matches were contested between August 21 and 24, 1920 at the Amphitheater of the
Antwerp Zoo
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History
Since its ...
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Pro career
He turned professional early the next year. According to BoxRec.com, his career record as a professional was 17-17-2 with 6
KOs
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.
Honors
Schneider is a member of
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
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.
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1897 births
1986 deaths
Canadian male boxers
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Canada
Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Boxers from Cleveland
Boxers from Montreal
American emigrants to Canada
American male boxers
Jewish Canadian sportspeople
Jewish boxers
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
20th-century American sportsmen
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