Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Boxing
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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Dates27 October 1908
  1904
1920  

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. All of the boxing was conducted on 27 October. The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell, East London. [1]

There were three rounds in each bout, with the first two rounds being three minutes long and the last one going four minutes. Two judges scored the match, giving 5 points to the better boxer in each of the first two rounds and 7 to the better boxer in the third round. Marks were given to the other boxer in proportion to how well he did compared to the better. If the judges were not agreed on a winner at the end of the bout, the referee could either choose the winner or order a fourth round.

Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight
(-52.6 kg / 116 lb)
details
A. Henry Thomas
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Condon
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
William Webb
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Featherweight
(-57.2 kg / 126 lb)
details
Richard Gunn
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Charles Morris
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Hugh Roddin
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Lightweight
(-63.5 kg / 140 lb)
details
Frederick Grace
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Frederick Spiller
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Harry Johnson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Middleweight
(-71.7 kg / 158 lb)
details
Johnny Douglas
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Reginald Baker
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia
William Philo
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Heavyweight
(over 71.7 kg/158 lb)
details
Albert Oldman
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Sydney Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Frank Parks [2]
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain

Participating nations

A total of 42 boxers from 4 nations competed at the London Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 54514
2Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia 0101
Totals (2 entries)55515

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. "Olympic Boxing" . Sporting Life. 28 October 1908. Retrieved 29 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.

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