Lefkowitz, Adolph

Lefkowitz competed at the 1924 Olympics as a member of the U.S. boxing team.

Birth and Death Dates:
b. 1902 - d. unknown

Career Highlights:
At 22 years of age, Lefkowitz competed in the middleweight class at the 1924 Games and was seeded No. 14. he received a bye in the first-round of the tournament and fought a Canadian boxer named Black in the next round -- Lefkowitz was knocked out in the second-round.

Origin:
Newport, Virginia

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References:
encyclopedia of JEWS in sports, by Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, and Roy Silver (New York: Bloch Publishing Co., 1965)
Official Olympic Report of the 1924 Games