Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

Men's lightweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Antwerp Zoo auditorium
Dates August 21–24
Competitors 16 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Samuel Mosberg  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gotfred Johansen  Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Clarence Newton  Canada

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.

Results

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  
 James Gilmour (GBR) L      Sæterhaug (NOR) L    Newton (CAN) W
 Clarence Newton (CAN) W    Newton (CAN) W      Beland (RSA) L
 Johan Jensen (DEN) L  

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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