William Harry Butler (17 September 1916 – 1996) was a boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

Butler represented

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and won a

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...

in the 54 kg division at the

1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games were the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 yea ...

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New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, Australia.

Personal life

Butler was an electrician by trade and lived in Stratford Street, Upper Stoke, Coventry in the late 1930s. Butler died in Coventry in 1996.

References

1916 births 1996 deaths English male boxers Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Bantamweight boxers Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games 20th-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing {{England-boxing-bio-stub