Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

Boxing competitions

Lightweight boxing

at the Games of the VIII Olympiad

Venue| Vélodrome d'hiver
Dates| July 16–20
Competitors| 30 from 22 nations
Medalists
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Denmark

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|  |  Alfredo Copello
Argentina
|  |  Frederick Boylstein
United States

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The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 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 July 16, 1924 to July 20, 1924. 30 boxers from 22 nations competed.[1]

## Results

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Boxing at the
1924 Summer Olympics

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

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| Round of 32
July 16 | | | Round of 16
July 17 | | | Quarterfinals
July 18 | | | Semifinals
July 19 | | | Final
July 20 |

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|  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) | PTS | | | | |
|  Zorobabel Rodríguez (CHI) | L | | |  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) | PTS |
|  Richard Savignac (FRA) | PTS | | |  Richard Savignac (FRA) | L |
|  Ferdinando De Petrillo (ITA) | L | | | | | |  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) | PTS |
|  Haakon Hansen (NOR) | PTS | | | | |  Haakon Hansen (NOR) | L |
|  Anton Eichholzer (AUT) | L | | |  Haakon Hansen (NOR) | PTS | | | |
|  Charles Petersen (DEN) | PTS | | |  Charles Petersen (DEN) | L |
|  Grégoire Laurent (LUX) | L | | | |  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) | PTS |
| | | | | | |  Frederick Boylstein (USA) | L |
| | | |  Frederick Boylstein (USA) | PTS | | | |
| | | |  George Shorter (GBR) | L |
| | | | | | |  Frederick Boylstein (USA) | PTS |
|  Alfred Genon (BEL) | PTS | | | | |  Alfred Genon (BEL) | L |
|  Béla Lőwig (HUN) | L | | |  Alfred Genon (BEL) | PTS | |
|  Charles Sinclair (AUS) | PTS | | |  Colin Sinclair (AUS) | L |
|  Huub Huizenaar (NED) | L | | | |  Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) | PTS |
|  Arnold Tholey (FRA) | PTS | | | | | | |  Alfredo Copello (ARG) | L |
|  Charlie Purdy (NZL) | L | | |  Arnold Tholey (FRA) | PTS |
|  Julio César Nicolari (URU) | PTS | | |  Julio César Nicolari (URU) | L |
|  Ernests Gutmans (LAT) | L | | | | | |  Arnold Tholey (FRA) | PTS |
|  Dick Beland (RSA) | PTS | | | | |  Dick Beland (RSA) | L |
|  Kristoffer Nilsen (NOR) | L | | |  Dick Beland (RSA) | PTS | | | |
|  Vicente Valdero (ESP) | PTS | | |  Vicente Valdero (ESP) | L |
|  Mario Reilly (ARG) | L | | | |  Arnold Tholey (FRA) | L |
|  Alfredo Copello (ARG) | PTS | | | | | |  Alfredo Copello (ARG) | PTS |
|  Walter White[2] (GBR) | L | | |  Alfredo Copello (ARG) | PTS | | | | Bronze medal bout
|  Luigi Marfut (ITA) | PTS | | |  Luigi Marfut (ITA) | L |
|  Michel Haddad (EGY) | L | | | | | |  Alfredo Copello (ARG) | W | | |  Frederick Boylstein (USA) | PTS
|  Ben Rothwell (USA) | KO2 | | | | |  Ben Rothwell (USA) | DQ2 | | |  Arnold Tholey (FRA) | L
|  John Kelleher (IRL) | L | | |  Ben Rothwell (USA) | PTS | |
|  Chris Graham (CAN) | PTS | | |  Chris Graham (CAN) | L |
|  Liberto Corney (URU) | L | |

## Notes

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1. ^ "Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
2. ^ "Great Britain Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

## References

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* official report
* Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 March 2008.

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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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