Hank Herring


Horace H. "Hank" Herring was an American boxer. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to Július Torma of Czechoslovakia. He was born in St. Petersburg, Florida and died in Lemoore, California. Herring was also a member of the United States Navy. He retired in the early 1970s.

1948 Olympic tournament results

Below is the Olympic record of Hank Herring who competed as a welterweight boxer for the United States at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:
Herring turned pro in 1949 and had little success. After winning his first four bouts, he had little success from then on, retiring the following year having won 5, lost 7, and drawn 1.