Isaacs, Harry : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum

Isaacs, Harry

Isaacs, competing for South Africa, won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class at the 1928 Olympic Games.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
In the bantamweight semifinal match at the 1928 Olympics, Isaacs was ruled to have beaten American John Daley. After the Americans stormed the judges' tables, however, Daley was eventually declared the victor, and moved on to the gold medal match. Daley lost that fight, and was awarded the second-place silver medal. Isaacs went on to win the third-place bout and capture the bronze medal.

Origin:
South Africa


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References:
encyclopedia of JEWS in sports, by Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, and Roy Silver (New York: Bloch Publishing Co, 1965)