Marcel Sartos

Marcel Sartos
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born10 May 1909[1]
Sport
SportBoxing

Marcel Sartos (born 10 May 1909, date of death unknown) was a Belgian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] During the Olympics, he defeated Hyman Miller. Hyman's elimination caused controversy, and Jacob Stumpff petitioned General MacArthur to withdraw the American team from the games.[3]

References

  1. ^ Marcel Sartos at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcel Sartos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Threat Yanks Withdraw Ring Entries Wrong". The Cushing Daily Citizen. 8 August 1928. Retrieved 27 June 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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