Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms). The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932. Thirteen boxers from 13 nations competed.[1]

Boxing at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
Lawrence Stevens
 South Africa		 Thure Ahlqvist
 Sweden		 Nathan Bor
 United States

Results
Round of 16
August 9		   Quarterfinals
August 10		   Semifinals
August 11		   Final
August 13
                           
 Thure Ahlqvist (SWE) -  
Bye -      Ahlqvist (SWE) PTS  
 Gaston Mayor (FRA) PTS    Mayor (FRA) L  
 Manuel Ponce (MEX) L        Ahlqvist (SWE) PTS  
 Nathan Bor (USA) PTS        Bor (USA) L  
 Harry Mizler (GBR) L      Bor (USA) -
- -   Bye -  
- -        Ahlqvist (SWE) L
 Mario Bianchini (ITA) PTS        Stevens (RSA) PTS
 Bob Purdie (NZL) L      Bianchini (ITA) PTS  
 Frankie Genovese (CAN) PTS    Genovese (CAN) L  
 Eduardo Vargas (ARG) L        Bianchini (ITA) L   Bronze medal bout
 Franz Kartz (GER) PTS        Stevens (RSA) PTS  
 Otsu Shoko (JPN)[2] L      Kartz (GER) L    Bor (USA) PTS
 Lawrence Stevens (RSA) PTS    Stevens (RSA) PTS      Bianchini (ITA) L
 José Padilla (PHI) L  

References
  1. "Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. He was a korean athlete who competed as japanese boxer. his korean name was hwang-eul-su.
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