Paul Fritsch (25 February 1901 – 22 September 1970) was a French featherweightprofessionalboxer who competed in the early 1920s. In 1920 he became the first French boxer to win an Olympic title, defeating teammate Jean Gachet in the final, despite losing to Gachet at the national championships before the Olympics.[1] After more than 300 amateur bouts, Fritsch turned professional in 1921. He fought approximately 100 more bouts, but never won a major title.[2] He retired from boxing in 1929 due to a retinal detachment and became a car salesman.[3]
paul, fritsch, february, 1901, september, 1970, french, featherweight, professional, boxer, competed, early, 1920s, 1920, became, first, french, boxer, olympic, title, defeating, teammate, jean, gachet, final, despite, losing, gachet, national, championships, . Paul Fritsch 25 February 1901 22 September 1970 was a French featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s In 1920 he became the first French boxer to win an Olympic title defeating teammate Jean Gachet in the final despite losing to Gachet at the national championships before the Olympics 1 After more than 300 amateur bouts Fritsch turned professional in 1921 He fought approximately 100 more bouts but never won a major title 2 He retired from boxing in 1929 due to a retinal detachment and became a car salesman 3 Paul FritschPaul Fritsch in 1922Born25 February 1901Paris FranceDied22 September 1970 aged 69 Boulogne Billancourt FranceNationality FranceStatisticsWeight s LightweightHeight1 58 m 5 ft 2 in Boxing recordTotal fights106Wins68Wins by KO32Losses22Draws16Medal record Representing France Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Featherweight1920 Olympic results editBelow is the record of Paul Fritsch a French featherweight boxer who competed at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics Round of 32 bye Round of 16 defeated George Etcell USA Quarterfinal defeated Paul Erdal Norway Semifinal defeated Edoardo Garzena Italy Final defeated Jean Gachet France Note In 1920 a country could have more than one boxer per weight classificationReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Fritsch Paul Fritsch Olympedia Retrieved 5 August 2021 Paul Fritsch boxrec com Bayes Norton sports reference com nbsp nbsp This article about a French Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to a French boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Fritsch amp oldid 1156513470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
