Harry Wolff (Swedish Boxer)
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Klas Harry Wolff (2 July 1905 – 29 April 1987) was a Swedish
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who won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1927 European Championships. He competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
in bantamweight, but was eliminated in the second round by the eventual gold medalist
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of South Africa. Wolff represented
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1924 Olympic results

Below are the results of Harry Wolff, a Swedish bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1924 Paris Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to William H. Smith (South Africa) by decision


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* 1905 births 1987 deaths Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for Sweden Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swedish male boxers Sportspeople from Nyköping Municipality Djurgårdens IF boxers 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-boxing-bio-stub