Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
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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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Antwerp Zoo auditorium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 21–24 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 175. ISBN 0140066322.
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.