Július Torma

Július Torma (7 March 1922 – 23 October 1991) was a Slovak boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956).^[1]

Július Torma
This is a photo of 1948 Olympic Welterweight Boxing Champion Július Torma (L) being congratulated by runner-up Hank Herring (R) of the USA
Born	(1922-03-07)7 March 1922 Budapest, Hungary
Died	23 October 1991(1991-10-23) (aged 69) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czechoslovak
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1948 London Welterweight European Amateur Championships 1947 Dublin Middleweight 1949 Oslo Welterweight 1955 West Berlin Light Heavyweight

Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight. He was born in Budapest and died in Prague.

Olympic results

London - 1948 (as a Welterweight)

• Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points
• Round of 16: Defeated Clifford Blackburn (Canada) second-round knockout
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round
• Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points
• Final: Defeated Hank Herring (United States) on points (won gold medal)

Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight)

• Round of 32: Defeated John Patrick Maloney (Great Britain) by decision, 2-1
• Round of 16: Defeated Louis Gage (United States) by decision, 2-1
• Quarterfinal: Lost to Zygmunt Chychła (Poland) by decision, 1-2

Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight)

• Defeated Howard Richter (Australia) points
• Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO by 2

L-R: Július Torma, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Antonín Zápotocký, Mayor of Prague Václav Vacek, World All-Around Gymnastics Champion Vlasta Děkanová, Olympic Running Champion Emil Zátopek at the 1948 London Summer Olympics