Richard Walter Barton (22 November 1911 – 29 June 1990) was a South African

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who competed in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. He was born in

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and died in

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. In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his bout to the upcoming gold medalist Edward Flynn. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the welterweight class after losing the final to Dave McCleave.

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1911 births 1990 deaths Sportspeople from Germiston Boxers from Gauteng Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa South African male boxers South African people of British descent Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games 20th-century South African sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub