Which World Heavyweight Champion boxer won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Olympics?
Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1956 and 1960, Patterson was voted Fighter of the Year by "The Ring" magazine and the Boxing Writers Association
Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics George Genereux won a gold medal in the trap event. Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canada competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 107 competitors, 97 men and 10 women, took part in 74 events in 13 sports. Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg) Men's Featherweight (–57 kg) Men's Lightweight (–60 kg) Men's Welterweight (–67 kg) Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg) Men's Middleweight (–75 kg) Men's Heavyweight (> 91 kg) Men's 1.000m Time Trial Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race Two fencers, both men, represented Canada in 1952. Canada had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven