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Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

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Men's featherweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24
Competitors17 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Fritsch  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Gachet  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edoardo Garzena  Italy
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The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds (57.2 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 17 boxers from ten nations competed.[1]

Results

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Nick Clausen (DEN)
Bye  Clausen (DEN) W
 Walter Newton (CAN)  Newton (CAN) L
Bye  Clausen (DEN) L
 Jack Zivic (USA)  Zivic (USA) W
Bye  Zivic (USA)
Bye
 Zivic (USA) L
 Jean Gachet (FRA)  Gachet (FRA) W
Bye  Gachet (FRA) W
 Arthur Olsen (NOR) W  Olsen (NOR) L
 Ángel Rodríguez (ARG) L  Gachet (FRA) W
 Philippe Bovy (BEL)  Bovy (BEL) L
Bye  Bovy (BEL) W
 Wim Hesterman (NED) W  Hesterman (NED) L
 William Rankin (CAN) L  Gachet (FRA) L
 Paul Fritsch (FRA)  Fritsch (FRA) W
Bye  Fritsch (FRA) W
 George Etcell (USA)  Etzell (USA) L
Bye  Fritsch (FRA) W
 Paul Erdal (NOR)  Erdal (NOR) L
Bye  Erdal (NOR) W
 Frederick Adams (GBR)  Adams (GBR) L
Bye  Fritsch (FRA) W
 Edoardo Garzena (ITA)  Garzena (ITA) L
Bye  Garzena (ITA) W Bronze medal bout
 Joseph Vincken (BEL)  Vincken (BEL) L
Bye  Garzena (ITA) W  Garzena (ITA) W
 James Cater (GBR)  Cater (GBR) L  Zivic (USA) L
Bye  Cater (GBR) W
 Hans Nielsen (DEN)  Nielsen (DEN) L
Bye

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games:Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.