Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'hiver
DatesJuly 16–20
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Otto von Porat
 Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Søren Petersen
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alfredo Porzio
 Argentina
← 1920
1928 →

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, July 16, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. Fifteen boxers from eleven nations competed.[1]

Results[edit]

Boxing at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen
Round of 16
July 16 		Quarterfinals
July 18 		Semifinals
July 19 		Final
July 20
 Otto von Porat (NOR) RSC2
 Charles Jardine (AUS) L  von Porat (NOR) KO3
 Riccardo Bertazzolo (ITA) PTS  Bertazzolo (ITA) L
 Cornelis O'Kelly (GBR) L  von Porat (NOR) PTS
 Alfredo Porzio (ARG) PTS  Porzio (ARG) L
 Charles Peguilhan (FRA) L  Porzio (ARG) PTS
 Ed Greathouse (USA) PTS  Greathouse (USA) L
 Georges Galinat (FRA) L  von Porat (NOR) PTS
 Henk de Best (NED) -  Petersen (DEN) L
Bye -  de Best (NED) PTS
 Robert Larsen (DEN) W  Larsen (DEN) L
 Tomasz Konarzewski (POL) DIS2  de Best (NED) L Bronze medal bout
 Søren Petersen (DEN) PTS  Petersen (DEN) PTS
 Carlo Scotti (ITA) L  Petersen (DEN) W  Porzio (ARG) PTS
 Arthur Clifton (GBR) PTS  Clifton (GBR) w/o  de Best (NED) L
 Eddie Eagan (USA) L

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

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