Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's featherweight

Men's featherweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Antwerp Zoo auditorium
Dates August 21–24
Competitors 17 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Fritsch  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jean Gachet  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Edoardo Garzena  Italy

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds (57.2 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920.

17 boxers from ten nations competed.

Results

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                                   
 Nick Clausen (DEN) —  
Bye —      Clausen (DEN) W  
 Walter Newton (CAN) —    Newton (CAN) L  
Bye —        Clausen (DEN) L  
 Jack Zivic (USA) —        Zivic (USA) W  
Bye —      Zivic (USA) —
None —   Bye —  
None —        Zivic (USA) L  
 Jean Gachet (FRA) —        Gachet (FRA) W  
Bye —      Gachet (FRA) W  
 Arthur Olsen (NOR) W    Olsen (NOR) L  
 Ángel Rodríguez (ARG) L        Gachet (FRA) W
 Philippe Bouvy (BEL) —        Bouvy (BEL) L  
Bye —      Bouvy (BEL) W
 Wim Hesterman (NED) W    Hesterman (NED) L  
 William Rankin (CAN) L        Gachet (FRA) L
 Paul Fritsch (FRA) —        Fritsch (FRA) W
Bye —      Fritsch (FRA) W  
 George Etzell (USA) —    Etzell (USA) L  
Bye —        Fritsch (FRA) W  
 Paul Erdal (NOR) —        Erdal (NOR) L  
Bye —      Erdal (NOR) W
 Frederick Adams (GBR) —    Adams (GBR) L  
Bye —        Fritsch (FRA) W
 Edoardo Garzena (ITA) —        Garzena (ITA) L  
Bye —      Garzena (ITA) W  
 Roger Vincken (BEL) —    Vincken (BEL) L     Bronze medal bout
Bye —        Garzena (ITA) W
 James Cater (GBR) —        Cater (GBR) L      Garzena (ITA) W
Bye —      Cater (GBR) W    Zivic (USA) L
 Hans Nielsen (DEN) —    Nielsen (DEN) L  
Bye —  

References

  • 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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