Joseph Cornelis (17 November 1917 – 2000)
was a Belgian
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
. He was eliminated in a quarterfinal bout of the
bantamweight class after losing his fight to the eventual gold medalist
Ulderico Sergo
Ulderico Sergo (Fiume, 4 July 1913 – Cleveland, 20 February 1967) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Italy, who won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He defeated Jackie Wilson of the United States by decision in ...
.
1936 Olympic results
Below are the results of Joseph Cornelis, a Belgian bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics:
* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated Jose Vergara (Chile) by decision
* Quarterfinal: lost to Ulderico Sergo (Italy) by decision
References
External links
*
Joseph Cornelis' profile at Sports Reference.com
1917 births
2000 deaths
Bantamweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Belgium
Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Belgian male boxers
20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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