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Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Coordinates: 52°20′40″N 4°51′22″E / 52.3444°N 4.8560°E / 52.3444; 4.8560
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Boxing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Dates7-12 August 1928
Competitors144 from 29 nations
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Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a stamp of the Netherlands

These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 7 to 12 August.[1]

Participating nations

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A total of 144 boxers from 29 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:

 Argentina (8)  Czechoslovakia (3)  Germany (8)  Italy (7)  Netherlands (6)  South Africa (6)
 Austria (1)  Denmark (6)  Great Britain (8)  Japan (2)  New Zealand (2)  Spain (6)
 Belgium (6)  Estonia (1)  Greece (2)  Lithuania (2)  Norway (5)  Sweden (8)
 Canada (7)  Finland (3)  Hungary (4)  Luxembourg (5)  Poland (4)  United States (8)
 Chile (4)  France (8)  Ireland (8)  Mexico (4)  Rhodesia (2)

Medal summary

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
(−50.8 kg / 112 lb)
details
Antal Kocsis
 Hungary
Armand Apell
 France
Carlo Cavagnoli
 Italy
Bantamweight
(−53.5 kg / 118 lb)
details
Vittorio Tamagnini
 Italy
John Daley
 United States
Harry Isaacs
 South Africa
Featherweight
(−57.2 kg / 126 lb)
details
Bep van Klaveren
 Netherlands
Víctor Peralta
 Argentina
Harold Devine
 United States
Lightweight
(−61.2 kg / 135 lb)
details
Carlo Orlandi
 Italy
Stephen Halaiko
 United States
Gunnar Berggren
 Sweden
Welterweight
(−66.7 kg / 147 lb)
details
Ted Morgan
 New Zealand
Raúl Landini
 Argentina
Raymond Smillie
 Canada
Middleweight
(−72.6 kg / 160 lb)
details
Piero Toscani
 Italy
Jan Heřmánek
 Czechoslovakia
Léonard Steyaert
 Belgium
Light heavyweight
(−79.4 kg / 175 lb)
details
Víctor Avendaño
 Argentina
Ernst Pistulla
 Germany
Karel Miljon
 Netherlands
Heavyweight
(over 79.4 kg/175 lb)
details
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado
 Argentina
Nils Ramm
 Sweden
Michael Michaelsen
 Denmark

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)3014
2 Argentina (ARG)2204
3 Netherlands (NED)1012
4 Hungary (HUN)1001
 New Zealand (NZL)1001
6 United States (USA)0213
7 Sweden (SWE)0112
8 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
 France (FRA)0101
 Germany (GER)0101
11 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Canada (CAN)0011
 Denmark (DEN)0011
 South Africa (RSA)0011
Totals (14 entries)88824

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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