Harold Frederick Thomas (11 January 1909 – 29 March 1933) was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Italy's Luciano Fabbroni. Thomas was born in Wellington. He died in Wellington aged 24, less than a year after his appearance at the Olympics. He jumped from a train a few hours after learning about the death of his fiancée.
References
- Sports Reference: Harold Thomas biography
- "New Zealand Olympic Committee: Harold Thomas profile". Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- Sports Reference: Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games - Men's Welterweight Round One
- Sports Reference: Olympians Who Committed Suicide
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