Clarence Leonard "Sal" Walker (13 December 1898 – 30 April 1957) was a South African bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won the gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, defeating Chris Graham in the final. He was born in Port Elizabeth, and died in Roodepoort, Gauteng. His paternal grandfather was from Scotland.

Olympic results

Defeated Alfons Bouwens (Belgium) Defeated Edwart Hartman (United States) Defeated George McKenzie (Great Britain) Defeated Chris Graham (Canada)

Clarence Walker (boxer)

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1898 births

1957 deaths

Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth

Cape Colony people

Bantamweight boxers

Olympic boxers for South Africa

Olympic gold medalists for South Africa

Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in boxing

Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics

South African male boxers

South African people of Scottish descent

White South African people

Cape Colony sportspeople

Clarence Walker (boxer)