John William Treadaway (26 June 1914 – 4 July 1993) also known as Jack or Jackie, was a British boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 26 June 1914 Wandsworth, England |
| Died | 4 July 1993 (aged 79) Sutton, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event(s) | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Club | Watneys ABC Battersea & Shexgar ABC |
Biography
editTreadaway was born in Wandsworth, England, and worked as a van delivery driver for Watney's Brewery.[1] Boxing for Watneys ABC, he won the ABA bantamweight title in 1932.[2]
He moved up to featherweight and boxed out of Battersea & Shexgar Amateur Boxing Club, where he won two ABA titles at featherweight.[3]
He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[4] in London, where he competed in the featherweight division.[5]
In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the eventual bronze medalist Josef Miner.[1]
1936 Olympic results
- Round of 32: defeated Giuseppe Farfanelli (Italy) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Arquimedes Arrieta (Uruguay) on points
- Quarterfinal: lost to Josef Miner (Germany) on points
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ "Boxing New Champions". The Scotsman. 17 March 1932. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Amateur Boxing". Western Morning News. 22 March 1934. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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