Nat Bor

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameNathan "Nat"•Bor
Used nameNat•Bor
Born1 March 1913 in Fall River, Massachusetts (USA)
Died13 June 1972 (aged 59 years 3 months 12 days) in New Bedford, Massachusetts (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Nat Bor was the Bay State’s top amateur boxer in 1932 when he won the state and New England title and the national AAU championship as a lightweight. That year he also won his bronze medal in the Olympics. His amateur record was 90 wins and 5 losses, and he was never knocked out as an amateur. After the Olympics, Bor stayed in Los Angeles and fought for eight years (1932-40) as a professional with marginal success, compiling a record of 31 wins (21 by KO), 12 losses, and 4 draws. He joined the Marines during World War II and served as a boxing coach stationed at Paris Island. After the war, he returned to Massachusetts where he first worked as a foreman at the Eastern Sportswear Manufacturing Company and then opened the Olympic Dry Cleaners in 1948 in his hometown of New Bedford.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Boxing USA Nat Bor
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze