| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 26 May 1903
[1] Coventry, England |
| Died | January 1979 (aged 75) Coventry, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Lester Mark Tarrant (26 May 1903 – 1979) also recorded as Leicester Mark Tarrant was a British boxer. [2] He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics and fought as Les Tarrant. [3]
Tarrant won the 1921 and 1924 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight titles and the 1922 flyweight title, when boxing out of the Armstrong- Siddeley ABC. [4] [5]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Les Tarrant". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les Tarrant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "British Amateur Championships". Belfast News-Letter. 5 April 1922. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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