Reginald William Thomas "Roy" Ingram (19 November 1900 – 1972) was a South African

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who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He was born in

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In 1920, he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to

Trygve Stokstad Trygve Stokstad (25 November 1902 – 26 April 1979) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his f ...

. Four years later he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the eventual gold medalist

Jean Delarge Jean Delarge (6 April 1906 – 7 July 1977) was a Belgian welterweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was born in Liège. Delarge won the gold medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the welterweight W ...

References

External links

Roy Ingram's profile at Sports Reference.com
1900 births 1972 deaths Boxers from Belfast Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Irish emigrants to South Africa South African male boxers 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub