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Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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Men's welterweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24
Competitors18 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bert Schneider  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Ireland  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frederick Colberg  United States
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The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds (66.7 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920.

18 boxers from ten nations competed.

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Trygve Stokstad (NOR) W
 Roy Ingram (RSA) L
 Trygve Stokstad (NOR) L
 William Clark (USA) W
 William Clark (USA) W
 Georges Werll (BEL) L
 William Clark (USA) L
 Alexander Ireland (GBR) W
 Alexander Ireland (GBR) W
 Willy Reichenbach (SUI) L
 Alexander Ireland (GBR) W
 August Suhr (DEN) L
 August Suhr (DEN) W
 René De Smet (BEL) L
 Alexander Ireland (GBR) L
 Bert Schneider (CAN) W
 Bert Schneider (CAN) W
 Joseph Thomas (RSA) L
 Bert Schneider (CAN) W
 Aage Steen (NOR) W  Aage Steen (NOR) L
 Dario Della Valle (ITA) L  Aage Steen (NOR) W
 Henri Richards (FRA) L
 Bert Schneider (CAN) W
 Frederick Colberg (USA) L
 Léon Gillet (FRA) W Bronze medal bout
 Frederick Whitbread (GBR) L
 Léon Gillet (FRA) L  Frederick Colberg (USA) W
 Frederick Colberg (USA) W  William Clark (USA) L
 Frederick Colberg (USA) W
 Ivan Schannong (DEN) W  Ivan Schannong (DEN) L
 Johannes Heuckelbach (NED) L

References

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.