Joseph Jules Beecken

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Competitor for  Belgium
1924 Paris Middleweight

Joseph Jules Beecken (born 1904, date of death unknown) was a Belgian middleweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

He won the bronze medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category, losing against John Elliott in the semi-final. He won the bronze medal bout against Leslie Black.

Beecken was born in 1904, although conflicting sources indicate his birthdate as either 11 April or 7 May.

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