Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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| Dates | 7-12 August 1928 |
| Competitors | 144 from 29 nations |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
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.
Participating nations
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)
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 Austria (1) |
 Denmark (6) |
 Great Britain (8) |
 Japan (2) |
 New Zealand (2) |
 Spain (6)
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 Belgium (6) |
 Estonia (1) |
 Greece (2) |
 Lithuania (2) |
 Norway (5) |
 Sweden (8)
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 Canada (7) |
 Finland (3) |
 Hungary (4) |
 Luxembourg (5) |
 Poland (4) |
 United States (8)
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 Chile (4) |
 France (8) |
 Ireland (8) |
 Mexico (4) |
 Rhodesia (2)
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Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (−50.8 kg / 112 lb) |
Antal Kocsis Hungary
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Armand Apell France
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Carlo Cavagnoli Italy
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| Bantamweight (−53.5 kg / 118 lb) |
Vittorio Tamagnini Italy
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John Daley United States
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Harry Isaacs South Africa
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| Featherweight (−57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
Bep van Klaveren Netherlands
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Víctor Peralta Argentina
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Harold Devine United States
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| Lightweight (−61.2 kg / 135 lb) |
Carlo Orlandi Italy
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Stephen Halaiko United States
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Gunnar Berggren Sweden
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| Welterweight (−66.7 kg / 147 lb) |
Ted Morgan New Zealand
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Raúl Landini Argentina
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Raymond Smillie Canada
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| Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) |
Piero Toscani Italy
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Jan Heřmánek Czechoslovakia
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Léonard Steyaert Belgium
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| Light heavyweight (−79.4 kg / 175 lb) |
Víctor Avendaño Argentina
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Ernst Pistulla Germany
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Karel Miljon Netherlands
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| Heavyweight (over 79.4 kg/175 lb) |
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado Argentina
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Nils Ramm Sweden
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Michael Michaelsen Denmark
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
External links
- Boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games. sports-reference.com
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- Amateur Boxing
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