Bert Schneider (boxer)

Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Competitor for Canada
	1920 Antwerp	Welterweight

Julius Gustav Albert "Bert" Schneider (July 1, 1897 – February 20, 1986) was a Canadian welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Schneider's greatest success was as an amateur, winning the welterweight gold medal in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics with a win over British boxer Alexander Ireland in the final.

Pro career

He turned professional early the next year. According to BoxRec.com, his career record as a professional was 17-17-2 with 6 KOs.

Honors

Schneider is a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

External links

Professional boxing record for Bert Schneider from BoxRec

Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Welterweight

1904: 135-145 lb (61.2-65.8 kg), 1920 – 1936: 135-147 lb (61.2-66.7 kg), 1948: 62-67 kg, 1952 – 2000: 63.5-67 kg, 2004 – 2012: 64-69 kg

1904: Albert Young (USA) 1920: Bert Schneider (CAN) 1924: Jean Delarge (BEL) 1928: Ted Morgan (NZL) 1932: Edward Flynn (USA) 1936: Sten Suvio (FIN) 1948: Július Torma (TCH) 1952: Zygmunt Chychła (POL) 1956: Nicolae Linca (ROU) 1960: Nino Benvenuti (ITA) 1964: Marian Kasprzyk (POL) 1968: Manfred Wolke (GDR) 1972: Emilio Correa (CUB) 1976: Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) 1980: Andrés Aldama (CUB) 1984: Mark Breland (USA) 1988: Robert Wangila (KEN) 1992: Michael Carruth (IRL) 1996-2000: Oleg Saitov (RUS) 2004: Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) 2008: Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) 2012: Serik Sapiyev (KAZ)

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