Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Men's featherweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24, 1920
Competitors17 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Fritsch  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Gachet  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edoardo Garzena  Italy
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The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds (57.2 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 17 boxers from ten nations competed.[1]

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Nick Clausen (DEN) —
Bye —  Clausen (DEN) W
 Walter Newton (CAN) —  Newton (CAN) L
Bye —  Clausen (DEN) L
 Jack Zivic (USA) —  Zivic (USA) W
Bye —  Zivic (USA) —
Bye —
 Zivic (USA) L
 Jean Gachet (FRA) —  Gachet (FRA) W
Bye —  Gachet (FRA) W
 Arthur Olsen (NOR) W  Olsen (NOR) L
 Ángel Rodríguez (ARG) L  Gachet (FRA) W
 Philippe Bovy (BEL) —  Bovy (BEL) L
Bye —  Bovy (BEL) W
 Wim Hesterman (NED) W  Hesterman (NED) L
 William Rankin (CAN) L  Gachet (FRA) L
 Paul Fritsch (FRA) —  Fritsch (FRA) W
Bye —  Fritsch (FRA) W
 George Etcell (USA) —  Etzell (USA) L
Bye —  Fritsch (FRA) W
 Paul Erdal (NOR) —  Erdal (NOR) L
Bye —  Erdal (NOR) W
 Frederick Adams (GBR) —  Adams (GBR) L
Bye —  Fritsch (FRA) W
 Edoardo Garzena (ITA) —  Garzena (ITA) L
Bye —  Garzena (ITA) W Bronze medal bout
 Joseph Vincken (BEL) —  Vincken (BEL) L
Bye —  Garzena (ITA) W  Garzena (ITA) W
 James Cater (GBR) —  Cater (GBR) L  Zivic (USA) L
Bye —  Cater (GBR) W
 Hans Nielsen (DEN) —  Nielsen (DEN) L
Bye —

References

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games:Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.