William Michaels

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'''William Mayes Michaels''' (July 13, 1876 – 1934) was an American professional heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in Alcoa, Tennessee. Michaels won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics losing to Charles Mayer in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8733 |title=William Michaels |work=Olympedia |access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MICHAWIL01 William Michaels at databaseOlympics.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014005942/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MICHAWIL01 |date=2012-10-14 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090326/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/bill-michaels-1.html William Michaels at Sports-Reference.com] *{{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Michaels, William}} Category:1876 births Category:1934 deaths Category:Boxers from Tennessee Category:Heavyweight boxers Category:Boxers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing Category:Sportspeople from Alcoa, Tennessee Category:American male boxers Category:Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:20th-century American sportsmen