Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds (66.7 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 18 boxers from ten nations competed.[1]

Men's welterweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24
Competitors18 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bert Schneider  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Ireland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frederick Kolberg  United States
← 1904
1924 →

The gold medal bout between Bert Schneider and Alexander Ireland ended in a draw, but the referee ordered the exhausted boxers to fight an extra round.[2]

Results

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Trygve Stokstad (NOR) W
  Roy Ingram (RSA) L
  Trygve Stokstad (NOR) L
  William Clark (USA) W
  William Clark (USA) W
  Georges Werll (BEL) L
  William Clark (USA) L
  Alexander Ireland (GBR) W
  Alexander Ireland (GBR) W
  Willy Reichenbach (SUI) L
  Alexander Ireland (GBR) W
  August Suhr (DEN) L
  August Suhr (DEN) W
  René Smet (BEL) L
  Alexander Ireland (GBR) L
  Bert Schneider (CAN) W
  Bert Schneider (CAN) W
  Joseph Thomas (RSA) L
  Bert Schneider (CAN) W
  Aage Steen (NOR) W   Aage Steen (NOR) L
  Dario Della Valle (ITA) L   Aage Steen (NOR) W
  Henri Richards (FRA) L
  Bert Schneider (CAN) W
  Frederick Kolberg (USA) L
  Léon Gillet (FRA) W Bronze medal bout
  Freddie Whitbread (GBR) L
  Léon Gillet (FRA) L   Frederick Kolberg (USA) W
  Frederick Kolberg (USA) W   William Clark (USA) L
  Frederick Kolberg (USA) W
  Ivan Schannong (DEN) W   Ivan Schannong (DEN) L
  Johannes Heuckelbach (NED) L

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 175. ISBN 0140066322.

Sources

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