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.[1]
| Men's heavyweight boxing at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 8–11 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "Boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2018.