William Butler (boxer)

William Harry Butler (17 September 1916 – 1996) was a boxer who competed for England.

William Butler
Personal information
Nationality England
Born17 September 1916
Died1996
Coventry, England
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney 54kg

Boxing career

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Butler represented England and won a gold medal in the 54 kg division at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

Personal life

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Butler was an electrician by trade and lived in Stratford Street, Upper Stoke, Coventry in the late 1930s.[3]

Butler died in Coventry in 1996.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1939 England and Wales Register". Ancestry. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007". Ancestry. Retrieved 27 October 2023.