Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
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.[1]
| Men's welterweight boxing at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Antwerp Zoo auditorium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 21–24 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The gold medal bout between Bert Schneider and Alexander Ireland ended in a draw, but the referee ordered the exhausted boxers to fight an extra round.[2]
Results
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
 Trygve Stokstad (NOR) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Roy Ingram (RSA) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trygve Stokstad (NOR) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} William Clark (USA) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Clark (USA) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 Smet (BEL) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ireland (GBR) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bert Schneider (CAN) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bert Schneider (CAN) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Thomas (RSA) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bert Schneider (CAN) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aage Steen (NOR) |
W | Aage Steen (NOR) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dario Della Valle (ITA) |
L | Aage Steen (NOR) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Henri Richards (FRA) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bert Schneider (CAN) |
W | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Colberg (USA) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Léon Gillet (FRA) |
W | Frederick Colberg (USA) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Whitbread (GBR) |
L | William Clark (USA) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Léon Gillet (FRA) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Colberg (USA) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Colberg (USA) |
W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Schannong (DEN) |
W | Ivan Schannong (DEN) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Johannes Heuckelbach (NED) |
L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 175. ISBN 0140066322.
Sources
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.
1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg), 1920 – 1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg), 1948: 62–67 kg, 1952 – 2000: 63.5–67 kg, 2004 – 2012: 64–69 kg | |
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