Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

Boxing competitions

Men's lightweight boxing

at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Venue| Antwerp Zoo auditorium
Dates| August 21–24, 1920
Competitors| 16 from 10 nations
Medalists
| |  |  Samuel Mosberg|  United States

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|  |  Gotfred Johansen|  Denmark
|  |  Clarence Newton|  Canada

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Boxing at the
1920 Summer Olympics

Flyweight| men
Bantamweight| men
Featherweight| men
Lightweight| men
Welterweight| men
Middleweight| men
Light heavyweight| men
Heavyweight| men

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The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135.5 pounds (61.2 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 16 boxers from ten nations competed.[1]

## Results

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| Round of 16
August 21 | | | Quarterfinals
August 22 | | | Semifinals
August 23 | | | Final
August 24 |

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|  Samuel Mosberg (USA) | W | | | |
|  Joseph Solvinto (FRA) | L | | |  Mosberg (USA) | W |
|  Frederick Grace (GBR) | W | | |  Grace (GBR) | L |
|  Herman Nak (NED) | L | | | | | |  Mosberg (USA) | W |
|  Richard Beland (RSA) | W | | | | |  Beland (RSA) | L |
|  Jacques Grégoire (FRA) | L | | |  Beland (RSA) | W | | | |
|  Julien Van Muysen (BEL) | W | | |  Van Muysen (BEL) | L |
|  Leo Giunchi (ITA) | L | | | |  Mosberg (USA) | W |
|  Gotfred Johansen (DEN) | W | | | | | |  Johansen (DEN) | L |
|  Jean Neys (BEL) | L | | |  Johansen (DEN) | W |
|  Frank Cassidy (USA) | W | | |  Cassidy (USA) | L |
|  Ko Janssens (NED) | L | | | | | |  Johansen (DEN) | W | | | Bronze medal bout
|  Johan Sæterhaug (NOR) | W | | | | |  Newton (CAN) | L |
|  Jim Gilmour (GBR) | L | | |  Sæterhaug (NOR) | L | | | |  Newton (CAN) | W
|  Clarence Newton (CAN) | W | | |  Newton (CAN) | W | | |  Beland (RSA) | L
|  Johan Jensen (DEN) | L | |

## References

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1. ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games:Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

## Sources

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* Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
* Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.

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Olympic boxing champions – men's lightweight

1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–2024: 58–63 kg · 2024–: 58–63.5 kg

* 1904:  Harry Spanjer (USA)
* 1908:  Frederick Grace (GBR)
* 1920:  Samuel Mosberg (USA)
* 1924:  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN)
* 1928:  Carlo Orlandi (ITA)
* 1932:  Lawrence Stevens (RSA)
* 1936:  Imre Harangi (HUN)
* 1948:  Gerald Dreyer (RSA)
* 1952:  Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA)
* 1956:  Dick McTaggart (GBR)
* 1960:  Kazimierz Paździor (POL)
* 1964:  Józef Grudzień (POL)
* 1968:  Ronnie Harris (USA)
* 1972:  Jan Szczepański (POL)
* 1976:  Howard Davis (USA)
* 1980:  Ángel Herrera (CUB)
* 1984:  Pernell Whitaker (USA)
* 1988:  Andreas Zülow (GDR)
* 1992:  Oscar De La Hoya (USA)
* 1996:  Hocine Soltani (ALG)
* 2000:  Mario Kindelán (CUB)
* 2004:  Mario Kindelán (CUB)
* 2008:  Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS)
* 2012:  Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR)
* 2016:  Robson Conceição (BRA)
* 2020:  Andy Cruz (CUB)
* 2024:  Erislandy Álvarez (CUB)

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