Howard Thomas (wrestler)
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 18, 1905 London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 17, 1995 (aged 90) Burlington, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Howard V. Thomas (January 18, 1905 – March 17, 1995) was a Canadian wrestler who competed in two Olympic games in 1932 and 1936. He was born in London, England.
Thomas competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle 66 kg and in the 1936 Summer Olympics in same event, but did not win a medal.[1] He won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1930 British Empire Games and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1934 British Empire Games.[2][3] Thomas died in Burlington, Ontario in 1995.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Howard Thomas' profile at Sports Reference.com Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Howard Thomas' profile at the Canadian Olympic Committee[permanent dead link]
- ^ Commonwealth Games Federation Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Births & Deaths". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. March 22, 1995. p. 50. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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