Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. All of the boxing was conducted on 27 October. The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell, East London.[1]

There were three rounds in each bout, with the first two rounds being three minutes long and the last one going four minutes. Two judges scored the match, giving 5 points to the better boxer in each of the first two rounds and 7 to the better boxer in the third round. Marks were given to the other boxer in proportion to how well he did compared to the better. If the judges were not agreed on a winner at the end of the bout, the referee could either choose the winner or order a fourth round.

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
(-52.6 kg / 116 lb)
 A. Henry Thomas
 Great Britain		 John Condon
 Great Britain		 William Webb
 Great Britain
Featherweight
(-57.2 kg / 126 lb)
 Richard Gunn
 Great Britain		 Charles Morris
 Great Britain		 Hugh Roddin
 Great Britain
Lightweight
(-63.5 kg / 140 lb)
 Frederick Grace
 Great Britain		 Frederick Spiller
 Great Britain		 Harry Johnson
 Great Britain
Middleweight
(-71.7 kg / 158 lb)
 Johnny Douglas
 Great Britain		 Reginald Baker
 Australasia		 William Philo
 Great Britain
Heavyweight
(over 71.7 kg/158 lb)
 Albert Oldman
 Great Britain		 Sydney Evans
 Great Britain		 Frederick Parks
 Great Britain

Participating nations

A total of 42 boxers from 4 nations competed at the London Games:

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain54514
2 Australasia0101
Totals (2 nations)55515


References
  1. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

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