Clarence Leonard "Sal" Walker (13 December 1898 – 30 April 1957) was a South African

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who competed in the early 1920s. He won the

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at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

, defeating Chris Graham in the final. He was born in

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, and died in

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. His paternal grandfather was from

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Olympic results

* Defeated Alfons Bouwens (Belgium) * Defeated Edwart Hartman (United States) * Defeated George McKenzie (Great Britain) * Defeated Chris Graham (Canada)

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* * 1898 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth Cape Colony people Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Olympic gold medalists for South Africa Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics South African male boxers South African people of Scottish descent White South African people Cape Colony sportspeople {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub