Wang Runlan (simplified Chinese: 王润兰; traditional Chinese: 王潤蘭; pinyin: Wáng Rùnlán; 28 May 1913 – 21 September 1937), or Wang Yunlan, was a Chinese soldier and boxer.
He competed for the Republic of China in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Wim Fock.
Wang was killed in a battle against the Japanese army on 21 September 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1]
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edit- ^ "[史海鉤沉]與日寇坦克同歸于盡的奧運英雄" (in Chinese). Qingdao News Network. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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