Boxing_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics_–_Light_heavyweight

Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Quick Facts Men's light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the VII Olympiad, Venue ...

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920, to August 24, 1920. 11 boxers from six nations competed.[1]

Results

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Eddie Eagan (USA) W
 Thomas Holdstock (RSA) W  Thomas Holdstock (RSA) L
 Johan Clementz (NOR) L  Eddie Eagan (USA) W
 Harold Franks (GBR) L
 Harold Franks (GBR) W
 Louis Piochelle (FRA) L
 Eddie Eagan (USA) W
 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) L
 Hugh Brown (GBR) W
 Emil Andreasen (DEN) L
 Hugh Brown (GBR) L Bronze medal bout
 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W  Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W
 René Darbou (FRA) L  Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W  Harold Franks (GBR) W
 Edwin Schell (USA) W  Edwin Schell (USA) L  Hugh Brown (GBR) L
 Jim MacGregor (RSA) L

References

  1. [1]
    "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

Sources

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.
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