English boxer (1918–1997)
Harry Groves
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| Nationality | British (English) |
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| Born | (1918-03-02)2 March 1918
Wandsworth, London, England |
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| Died | 24 December 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 79)
London, England |
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Harry George Thomas Groves (2 March 1918 – 24 December 1997) was a male boxer who competed for England.
Boxing career
Groves represented England and won a gold medal in the 60 kg division at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
He won the 1939 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Devas ABC.[3][4]
Personal life
He was a brewers drayman by trade and lived in Condell Road, Battersea during 1938.
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