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{{short description|American boxer}}
{{distinguish|Horace Herring}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Hank Herring
| image= File:Július Torma congratulatory photograph from 1948.png
| caption = This is a photo of 1948 Olympic Welterweight Boxing Silver-Medalist Hank Herring (R) of the USA congratulating 1948 Olympic Welterweight Boxing Champion [[Július Torma]] (L) of [[Czechoslovakia]] 
| realname = Hank Herring
| weight = [[Welterweight]]
| nationality = American
| birth_date= {{Birth date|1922|06|19}}
| birth_place = [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
| death_date= {{Death date and age|1999|05|18|1922|06|19}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] | [[Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Welterweight|Welterweight]]}}
}}

'''Horace H.''' "'''Hank'''" '''Herring''' (June 19, 1922 – May 18, 1999) was an American [[boxing|boxer]]. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to [[Július Torma]] of Czechoslovakia.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/hank-herring-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/hank-herring-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Hank Herring Olympic Results |accessdate=11 November 2018}}</ref>

==Early life and military service==
Herring was born in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. He joined the United States Navy, where he achieved the rank of steward chief petty officer. He was stationed at [[Naval Station San Diego]], California and was one of the first U.S. Navy enlisted sailors to participate in the [[Olympic Games]].<ref>[https://media.defense.gov/2019/Apr/10/2002112355/-1/-1/1/AH194808.pdf "Navy Sports: Two Navy Enlisted Men Win Berths on U.S. Olympic Boxing Team"], ''[[All Hands]]'', The [[Bureau of Naval Personnel]] Information Bulletin, Navpers-O, number 378, August 1948, page 18.</ref>

==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:

*Round of 16: defeated Peter Foran (Ireland) on points
*Quarterfinal: defeated Eladio Herrera (Argentina) on points
*Semifinal: defeated Duggie DuPreez (South Africa) on points
*Final: lost to Július Torma (Czechoslovakia) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

==Pro career==
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.

==Later life==
He retired in the early 1970s. He died in [[Lemoore, California]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{DatabaseOlympics|HERRIHOR01}}
*{{BoxRec|108435}}

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