Július Torma (March 7, 1922, Budapest – October 23, 1991, Prague) was an ethnic Slovakian boxer competing for Czechoslovakia. He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1948 for Czechoslovakia in the category up to 67 kg. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956). Torma defeated Hank Herring of the United States in the 1948 final. Torma also competed as a welterweight in 1952, losing in the quarterfinals; and in 1956, as a Middleweight. He was born in Budapest and died in Prague. Olympic results London - 1948 (as a Welterweight) Round of 32: Defeated Gusztav Bene (Hungary) on points Round of 16: Defeated Clifford Blackburn (Canada) second-round knockout Quarterfinal: Defeated Aurelio Diaz (Spain) by disqualification in second round Semifinal: Defeated Alessandro D'Ottavio (Italy) on points Final: Defeated Hank Herring (United States) on points (won gold medal) Helsinki - 1952 (as a Welterweight) Round of 32: Defeated John Patrick Maloney (Great Britain) by decision, 2-1 Round of 16: Defeated Louis Gage (United States) by decision, 2-1 Quarterfinal: Lost to Zygmunt Chychła (Poland) by decision, 1-2 Melbourne - 1956 (as a Middleweight) Defeated Howard Richter (Australia) points Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO by 2 References External links profile 1922 births 1991 deaths Boxers from Budapest Czechoslovak male boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Welterweight boxers Hungarian emigrants Immigrants to Czechoslovakia