John Duncan Arthur (29 August 1929 – 19 May 2005) was a South African

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who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. He was born in

Springs, South Africa Springs is a former independent city that is now part of the City of Ekurhuleni, based in the east of Johannesburg (East Rand), in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies east of Johannesburg and southeast from Pretoria. Its name derives from ...

Amateur career

Won the Heavyweight bronze medal for South Africa at the

in London. Below are John Arthur's results from that tournament: First round (round of 32): bye; Round of 16: defeated James Galli of France; referee stopped contest in first round; Quarterfinal: defeated

Jay Lambert Elbert Jay Lambert (November 21, 1925 – February 6, 2012) was an American amateur and professional boxer, medical doctor and general surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the 1948 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion and represented the United S ...

of the United States on points; Semifinal: lost to Rafael Iglesias of Argentina on points; Bronze medal match: defeated Hans Müller of Switzerland by walkover

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1929 births 2005 deaths Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa Sportspeople from Springs, Gauteng Boxers from Gauteng Olympic medalists in boxing South African people of British descent Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics South African male boxers 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub