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Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Men's light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24
Competitors11 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddie Eagan  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sverre Sørsdal  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Harold Franks  Great Britain
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1920 Summer Olympics
Flyweightmen
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Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920, to August 24, 1920. 11 boxers from six nations competed.[1]

Results

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Eddie Eagan (USA) W
 Thomas Holdstock (RSA) W  Thomas Holdstock (RSA) L
 Johan Clementz (NOR) L  Eddie Eagan (USA) W
 Harold Franks (GBR) L
 Harold Franks (GBR) W
 Louis Piochelle (FRA) L
 Eddie Eagan (USA) W
 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) L
 Hugh Brown (GBR) W
 Emil Andreasen (DEN) L
 Hugh Brown (GBR) L Bronze medal bout
 Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W  Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W
 René Darbou (FRA) L  Sverre Sørsdal (NOR) W  Harold Franks (GBR) W
 Edwin Schell (USA) W  Edwin Schell (USA) L  Hugh Brown (GBR) L
 Jim MacGregor (RSA) L

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 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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