Karel Leendert Miljon (17 September 1903,

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– 8 February 1984,

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) was a Dutch

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, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the

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in Amsterdam. Miljon won the Dutch title eleven times, and also participated in the

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, where he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight competition after losing his fight against the upcoming gold medalist

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1928 Olympic results

Below is the record of Karel Miljon, a Dutch light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: *Round of 16: Defeated Emil Johansson (Sweden) on points *Quarterfinal: Defeated Alfred Jackson (Great Britain) on points *Semifinal: Lost to

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(Germany) on points *Bronze Medal Bout: Defeated

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(South Africa) on points (was awarded bronze medal)

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1903 births 1984 deaths Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Boxers from Amsterdam Olympic medalists in boxing Dutch male boxers Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub