Wad was the Olympic Bronze Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948. Below are his results from that tournament:
Round of 32: defeated Gene Raymond (India) on points
Round of 16: defeated Alberto Boullossa (Uruguay) on points
Quarterfinal: defeated Maxie McCullagh (Ireland) on points
Semifinal: lost to Gerald Dreyer (South Africa) on points
Bronze Medal Bout: won by walkover versus Wallace Smith (USA).
Pro careerEdit
Wad turned pro in 1949 and fought primarily in Denmark. In 1951 he fought Jorgen Johansen for the Danish lightweight title but lost a decision. Later that year he lost a decision to Duilio Loi in Switzerland, his only fight outside of Denmark. He retired for good in 1958, having won 14 and lost 2 with 0 KO.
svend, february, 1928, december, 2004, boxer, from, denmark, competed, lightweight, division, during, career, olympic, medal, recordmen, boxing1948, london, lightweightamateur, career, editwad, olympic, bronze, medalist, lightweight, london, 1948, below, resul. Svend Wad February 3 1928 December 4 2004 was a boxer from Denmark who competed in the Lightweight division during his career Olympic medal recordMen s Boxing1948 London LightweightAmateur career EditWad was the Olympic Bronze Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948 Below are his results from that tournament Round of 32 defeated Gene Raymond India on points Round of 16 defeated Alberto Boullossa Uruguay on points Quarterfinal defeated Maxie McCullagh Ireland on points Semifinal lost to Gerald Dreyer South Africa on points Bronze Medal Bout won by walkover versus Wallace Smith USA Pro career EditWad turned pro in 1949 and fought primarily in Denmark In 1951 he fought Jorgen Johansen for the Danish lightweight title but lost a decision Later that year he lost a decision to Duilio Loi in Switzerland his only fight outside of Denmark He retired for good in 1958 having won 14 and lost 2 with 0 KO He was born in Haderslev External links EditSvend Wad s profile at databaseOlympics Boxing record for Svend Wad from BoxRec registration required Svend Wad s profile at Sports Reference com nbsp This biographical article related to a Danish boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Danish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Svend Wad amp oldid 1156510984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
