Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

Men's heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
Date August 8–11
Competitors 10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Arturo Rodríguez  Argentina
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nils Ramm  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Michael Michaelsen  Denmark

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.

Results

Round of 16
August 8		 Quarterfinals
August 9		 Semifinals
August 10		 Final
August 11
     
         Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W  
         Alexander Kaletchitz (USA) KO1  
           Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) L  
           Nils Ramm (SWE) PTS  
         Nils Ramm (SWE) PTS  
         Hans Schönrath (GER) L  
           Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) W
           Nils Ramm (SWE) KO1
         Michael Michaelsen (DEN) PTS  
         Georges Gardebois (FRA) L  
           Michael Michaelsen (DEN) L   Bronze medal bout
 Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) W        Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) PTS  
 Matt Flanagan (IRL) KO1      Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) PTS    Michael Michaelsen (DEN) W
 Sam Olij (NED) PTS      Sam Olij (NED) L    Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) w/o
 Joe Goyder (GBR) L  

References

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