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Julius Gustav Albert "Bert" Schneider (July 1, 1897 – February 20, 1986) was a Canadian welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.[1]
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, was raised in Montreal,[2] and was Jewish.[3]
Schneider's greatest success was as an amateur, winning the welterweight gold medal in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics with a win over British boxer Alexander Ireland in the final. Schneider was the first Canadian to win an Olympic boxing gold medal. Only two other Canadian boxers have achieved that feat in all the years since: Horace Gwynne in 1932 and Lennox Lewis in 1988.
The following matches were fought by gold medallist Bert Schneider at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics:
All matches were contested between August 21 and 24, 1920 at the Amphitheater of the Antwerp Zoo.
He turned professional early the next year. According to BoxRec.com, his career record as a professional was 17-17-2 with 6 KOs.
Schneider is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
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1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) · 1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) · 1948: 62–67 kg · 1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg · 2004–2012: 64–69 kg · 2016: 65–69 kg · 2020–: 64–69 kg | |
 Bert Schneider (CAN) Jean Delarge (BEL) Ted Morgan (NZL) Edward Flynn (USA) Sten Suvio (FIN) Július Torma (TCH) Zygmunt Chychła (POL) Nicolae Linca (ROU) Nino Benvenuti (ITA) Marian Kasprzyk (POL) Manfred Wolke (GDR) Emilio Correa (CUB) Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) Andrés Aldama (CUB) Mark Breland (USA) Robert Wangila (KEN) Michael Carruth (IRL) Oleg Saitov (RUS) Oleg Saitov (RUS) Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) Daniyar Yeleussinov (KAZ) Roniel Iglesias (CUB) |
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