The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135.5 pounds (61.2 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 16 boxers from ten nations competed.[1]
| Men's lightweight boxing at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Antwerp Zoo auditorium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 21–24 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Round of 16 August 21 | Quarterfinals August 22 | Semifinals August 23 | Final August 24 | ||||||||||||
 Samuel Mosberg (USA)
| W | ||||||||||||||
 Joseph Solvinto (FRA)
| L | Mosberg (USA)
| W | ||||||||||||
 Frederick Grace (GBR)
| W | Grace (GBR)
| L | ||||||||||||
 Herman Nak (NED)
| L | Mosberg (USA)
| W | ||||||||||||
 Richard Beland (RSA)
| W | Beland (RSA)
| L | ||||||||||||
| Jacques Grégoire (FRA)
| L | Beland (RSA)
| W | ||||||||||||
 Julien Van Muyzen (BEL)
| W | Van Muyzen (BEL)
| L | ||||||||||||
 Leo Giunchi (ITA)
| L | Mosberg (USA)
| W | ||||||||||||
 Gotfred Johansen (DEN)
| W | Johansen (DEN)
| L | ||||||||||||
| Jean Neys (BEL)
| L | Johansen (DEN)
| W | ||||||||||||
| Frank Cassidy (USA)
| W | Cassidy (USA)
| L | ||||||||||||
| Ko Janssens (NED)
| L | Johansen (DEN)
| W | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||||
 Johan Sæterhaug (NOR)
| W |  Newton (CAN)
| L | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gilmour (GBR)
| L | Sæterhaug (NOR)
| L | Newton (CAN)
| W | ||||||||||
| Clarence Newton (CAN)
| W | Newton (CAN)
| W | Beland (RSA)
| L | ||||||||||
| Johan Jensen (DEN)
| L | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games:Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
Sources
edit- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.