Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight





















Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad

Venue Vélodrome d'hiver
Dates July 16–20
Competitors 20 from 14 nations
Medalists
















1st, gold medalist(s)

Harry Mitchell
 Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s)

Thyge Petersen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Sverre Sørsdal
 Norway

← 1920


1928 →


The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, July 16, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. 20 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]



Results



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Round of 32
July 16

Round of 16
July 17

Quarterfinals
July 18

Semifinals
July 19

Final
July 20































 Robert Foquet (FRA)
L


 Harry Mitchell (GBR)
W


 Harry Mitchell (GBR)
PTS


 Karel Miljon (NED)
DIS3



 Harry Mitchell (GBR)
RSC1


 Georges Rossignon (FRA)
PTS



 Georges Rossignon (FRA)
L


 Luis Correa (CHI)
L


 Georges Rossignon (FRA)
PTS





 Amedeo Grillo (ITA)
L






 Harry Mitchell (GBR)
PTS






 Carlo Saraudi (ITA)
L





 Carlo Saraudi (ITA)
PTS





 Carl Lindberg (DEN)
L






 Carlo Saraudi (ITA)
PTS





 John Courtis (GBR)
L





 John Courtis (GBR)
RSC3





 Michel Maurer (LUX)
L






 Harry Mitchell (GBR)
PTS





 Thyge Petersen (DEN)
L




 Tom Kirby (USA)
PTS





 Jean Welter (LUX)
L






 Tom Kirby (USA)
L






 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR)
PTS





 John Kidley (IRL)
L


 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR)
PTS


 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR)
RSC1


 Fernand Delarge (BEL)
L



 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR)
L

Bronze medal bout

 Thyge Petersen (DEN)
PTS



 Thyge Petersen (DEN)
PTS

 Arturo Rodríguez (ARG)
L


 Thyge Petersen (DEN)
RSC2


 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR)
W




 Jan Gerbich (POL)
L

 Carlo Saraudi (ITA)
w/o





 Thyge Petersen (DEN)
PTS





 George Mulholland (USA)
L




 George Mulholland (USA)
PTS




 Charley Belanger (CAN)
L





References





  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




Sources



  • official report


  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2008.









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