Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
| Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 10, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.
Eight boxers from eight nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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David Carstens South Africa
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Gino Rossi Italy
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Peter Jørgensen Denmark
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Results
| Quarterfinals August 10 | Semifinals August 11 | Final August 13 | ||||||||
 Gino Rossi (ITA) | PTS | |||||||||
 Nikolaos Mastoridis (GRE) | L | |||||||||
| Rossi (ITA) | wo | |||||||||
 Murphy (IRL) | - | |||||||||
| William Murphy (IRL) | PTS | |||||||||
 Johnny Miler (USA) | L | |||||||||
| Rossi (ITA) | L | |||||||||
 Carstens (RSA) | PTS | |||||||||
 Peter Jørgensen (DEN) | PTS | |||||||||
 Rafael Lang (ARG) | L | |||||||||
| Jørgensen (DEN) | L | |||||||||
| Carstens (RSA) | PTS | Third place | ||||||||
| David Carstens (RSA) | PTS | |||||||||
 Hans Berger (GER) | L | |||||||||
| Jørgensen (DEN) | wo | |||||||||
| Murphy (IRL) | - | |||||||||
References
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 June 2008.
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