Jean Despeaux (22 October 1915 – 25 May 1989) was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Jean Despeaux

Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Middleweight

In 1936 he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Henry Tiller.

He also acted in a handful of films, including Maurice Tourneur's La Main du diable (1943), in which he played a boxer.

1936 Olympic results edit

Below is the Olympic record of Jean Despeaux of France, who competed as a middleweight boxer at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  • Round of 16: defeated Juan Bregaliano (Uruguay) on points
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Josef Hrubes (Czechoslovakia) on points
  • Semifinal: defeated Raul Villarreal (Argentina) on points
  • Final: defeated Henry Tiller (Norway) on points (won gold medal)

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