Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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]

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 →

Results

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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

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  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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