Eddie Crook, Jr.
Edward " Eddie" Crook ( born April 19, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, † July 26, 2005 in Montgomery, Alabama ) was an American boxer. He was a member of the 1960 U.S. Boxstaffel at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome. After victories over Fidel Odremán, Venezuela ( TKO 1 ), Peter Odhiambo, Uganda (5-0 ), a controversial judgment in the final battle against Poland Tadeusz Walasek, Lo - Pu Chang, South Korea ( TKO 3 ), Ion Monea, Romania (KO 2 ), and a controversial final victory over Tadeusz Walasek, Poland ( 3:2 ), was Crook Olympic champion at middleweight ( - 75kg).
In addition, Crook was a military world champion of 1959 and 1960 in the Light Middleweight ( 71kg - ).
After his playing career Crook twice served as a soldier in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. For his services he was awarded two Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.
1904: Charles Mayer | 1908: Johnny Douglas | 1920: Harry Mallin | 1924 Harry Mallin | 1928: Piero Toscani | 1932: Carmen Barth | 1936: Jean Despeaux | 1948: László Papp | 1952: Floyd Patterson | 1956: Gennadi Schatkow | 1960: Edward Crook | 1964: Valeri Popentschenko | 1968: Christopher Finnegan | 1972: Vyacheslav Lemeshev | 1976: Michael Spinks | 1980: José Gómez | 1984: Shin Joon- sup | 1988: Henry Maske | 1992: Ariel Hernández | 1996: Ariel Hernández | 2000: Jorge Gutiérrez | 2004: Gaidarbek Gaidarbekow | 2008: James DeGale | 2012: Ryota Murata
List of Olympic gold medalist in boxing
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- Carriers of the Bronze Star
- Carrier of the Silver Star
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- Born in 1929
- Died in 2005
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