Horace Gwynne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horace Gwynne

boxer

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1912

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2001

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Horace "Lefty" Gwynne (October 5, 1912 – April 16, 2001) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal. Born in Toronto, Gwynne left school after grade 8, weighing only 65 lb (29.5 kg).
When he started to grow, he began working out in Stokley's Gym in Toronto to lose weight in order to become a jockey.