Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

Men's lightweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Medalists
   United States
   Denmark
   Canada
Boxing at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight men
Featherweight men
Lightweight men
Welterweight men
Middleweight men
Light heavyweight men
Heavyweight men

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.

Results

Round of 16
August 21
  Quarterfinals
August 22
  Semifinals
August 23
  Final
August 24
                           
  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 Muyzen (BEL) W     Van Muyzen (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  
  James 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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