Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

Men's heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DateAugust 8–11
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
   Argentina
   Sweden
   Denmark
Boxing at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight men
Featherweight men
Lightweight men
Welterweight men
Middleweight men
Light heavyweight men
Heavyweight men

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.

Results

Round of 16
August 8
Quarterfinals
August 9
Semifinals
August 10
Final
August 11
      
           Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W  
           Alexander Kaletchitz (USA) KO1  
             Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) L  
             Nils Ramm (SWE) PTS  
           Nils Ramm (SWE) PTS  
           Hans Schönrath (GER) L  
             Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) W
             Nils Ramm (SWE) KO1
           Michael Michaelsen (DEN) PTS  
           Georges Gardebois (FRA) L  
             Michael Michaelsen (DEN) L   Bronze medal bout
  Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) W         Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) PTS  
  Matt Flanagan (IRL) KO1       Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) PTS     Michael Michaelsen (DEN) W
  Sam Olij (NED) PTS       Sam Olij (NED) L     Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) w/o
  Joe Goyder (GBR) L  

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/10/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.