Samuel Joseph Lagonia (April 19, 1898 – November 15, 1968) was an American

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who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. He was born in

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and died in

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. In 1920, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Harry Mallin who went on to win the Gold Medal.

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1898 births 1968 deaths Boxers from New York (state) Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Westchester County, New York American male boxers 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-boxing-bio-stub