Eddie Haddad
Eddie Haddad was a boxer primarily active in the 1940s in Manitoba and British Columbia. His first major international tournament was at the 1948 Olympic Games as a lightweight boxer where he lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual gold medalist, Joseph Vissers of Belgium. Haddad was also a Canadian team member of the 1950 British Empire Games.
In local amateur boxing in British Columbia one of his important achievements was the 1948 Golden Boy award.
1948 Olympic results
Below are the results of Eddie Haddad, a Canadian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:- Round of 32: defeated Ezz El-Din Nasir on points
- Round of 16: defeated Edward Grey on points
- Quarterfinal: lost to Joseph Vissers on points
Hall of Fame inductions
In 2010, Haddad was one of 15 to be the core group of inductees to the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame. Some others of note were Freddy Stephen Fuller, Frank Albert Scott and Dale Walters in the boxer categoryHaddad was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.