William Rankin (boxer)

William Rankin
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Cullen Rankin[1]
NationalityCanadian
Born(1898-08-08)8 August 1898
Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Died17 August 1967(1967-08-17) (aged 69)
Santa Clara, California, United States
Sport
SportBoxing

William Cullen Rankin (8 August 1898 – 17 August 1967) was a Canadian boxer.[2] He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics,[3] where he lost to Wim Hesterman of the Netherlands.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ "William Rankin". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Rankin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


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