David Thomas (boxer)

David John Thomas (29 August 1937 – October 1980) was a British boxer.

Dave Thomas

Personal information
Full name	David John Thomas
Nationality	British
Born	(1937-08-29)29 August 1937 London, England
Died	October 1980 (aged 43)[1]
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Boxing Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff -91 Kg

Career

Thomas competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Josef Němec of Czechoslovakia.^[2] He also represented England and won a silver medal in the -91 kg category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.^[3][4] Thomas was an Amateur Boxing Association of England three times heavyweight champion (1957, 1958, 1959) when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.^[5]