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Harry Groves

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Harry Groves
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1918-03-02)2 March 1918
Wandsworth, London, England
Died24 December 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 79)
London, England
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Lightweight
ClubWatneys ABC, Devas BC
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place1938 Sydney60kg

Harry George Thomas Groves (2 March 1918 – 24 December 1997) was a male boxer who competed for England.

Biography

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Groves represented England and won a gold medal in the 60 kg division at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[1][2]

He won the 1939 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Devas ABC.[3][4]

He boxed out of Watneys ABC and Devas BC.[5] and at the time of the 1938 Games he was a brewers drayman by trade and lived in Condell Road, Battersea.

References

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  1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Amateur Boxing Titles". Nottingham Evening Post. 30 March 1939. Retrieved 10 January 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Brilliant Lightweights". Evening News (London). 13 September 1937. Retrieved 26 August 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.