Jan Heřmánek (May 28, 1907 – May 13, 1978) was a
Czechoslovak
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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In 1928 he won the silver medal in the middleweight class after losing the final against
Piero Toscani.
He died in
Prague
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File:Jan Hermanek 1932.jpg, Image of the boxer signed for fan in 1932
File:Jan Hermanek.jpg, Image of the boxer signed for fan in 1932
1928 Olympic results
Below is the record of Jan Heřmánek, a Czech middleweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated Georges Pixius (Luxembourg) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated Harry Henderson (United States) on points
* Semifinal: defeated Fred Mallin (Great Britain) on points
* Final: lost to
Piero Toscani (Italy) on points (was awarded silver medal)
References
profile
1907 births
1978 deaths
Czechoslovak male boxers
Middleweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Czechoslovakia
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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