Arthur Prud'Homme

Canadian boxer
Art Prud'Homme
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Arthur Prud'Homme
NationalityCanadian
Born(1898-03-12)March 12, 1898
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 7, 1978(1978-01-07) (aged 79)
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classMiddleweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Canada
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Middleweight

Joseph Arthur Prud'Homme (March 12, 1898 – January 7, 1978) was a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.[1]

He won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to British boxer Harry Mallin in the final. Prud'Homme later moved to Plamondon, Alberta and died in Athabasca, Alberta in 1978.[2]

Olympic record

Here is Georges Prud'Hommes' record at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics where he competed as a middleweight boxer:

  • Round of 16: defeated Antoine Masson (Belgium)
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Marcel Rey-Golliet (France)
  • Semifinal: defeated Hjalmar Strømme (Norway)
  • Final: lost to Harry Mallin (Great Britain); Prud'Homme awarded the silver medal

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Prud'Homme". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "CONTENTdm".
  • Georges Prud'Homme's profile at databaseOlympics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Art Prud'homme (full name: Georges Arthur Prud'homme)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13.


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