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{{short description|American boxer}}
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{{other people|Jack Wilson}}
[[File:California Jackie Wilson 1946.jpg|thumb|250px|Wilson, circa 1946]]
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{{Medal|Silver| [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]] | [[Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Bantamweight]]}} 
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'''California Jack Wilson''' (January 17, 1918 &ndash; March 10, 1956), born George Dudley Wilson, won a [[silver medal]] in [[boxing]] for the [[United States]] during the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in [[Berlin, Germany]]. He was born in [[Spencer, North Carolina]].

Wilson was the silver medalist in the bantamweight class at the 1936 Berlin Olympiad. Wilson was defeated in the final by [[Ulderico Sergo]] of Italy. He was the 1936 112&nbsp;lb Golden Gloves Champion for both Chicago and in Intercity competition.

Wilson went on to have a successful pro career, and was ranked number two in the world at lightweight by ''[[Ring Magazine]]'' in 1940, and number two in 1941 at welterweight. Wilson was also the first African-American boxer to fight a main event at [[Hollywood Legion Stadium]], when he defeated [[Tony Chavez]] on April 26, 1940.

In 2016, the 1936 Olympic journey of the eighteen Black American athletes, including Wilson, was documented in the film ''[[Olympic Pride, American Prejudice]]''.<ref name="Henderson 2016">{{cite web | last=Henderson | first=Odie | title=Olympic Pride, American Prejudice movie review (2016) | website=RogerEbert.com | date=2016-08-05 | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/olympic-pride-american-prejudice-2016 | access-date=2021-04-11}}</ref>

==Olympic record==
Jack Wilson competed for the United States at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a bantamweight boxer.  Here is his record from that event:

* Round of 32: defeated Leonardo Gula (Argentina) on points
* Round of 16: defeated Alfredo Petrone (Uruguay)
* Quarterfinal: defeated Oscar de Larrazabal (Philippines) on points
* Semifinal: defeated Fidel Ortiz (Mexico) on points
* Final: lost to Ulderico Sergo (Italy) on points (was awarded silver medal)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{boxrec|id=24429|name=Jack Wilson}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135920/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WILSOJAC02 Olympic profile]

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