Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight

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Men's welterweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Antwerp Zoo auditorium
Dates August 21–24
Competitors 18 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bert Schneider Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Alexander Ireland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Frederick Colberg US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1904
1924  

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds (66.7 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 18 boxers from ten nations competed. [1]

These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 21 to 24 August.

1920 Summer Olympics games of the VII Olympiad, celebrated in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.

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The gold medal bout between Bert Schneider and Alexander Ireland ended in a draw, but the referee ordered the exhausted boxers to fight an extra round. [2]

Berton "Bert" Jerome Schneider was an American film and television producer.

Alexander "Alex" Ireland was a Scottish amateur and professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s, who was the 1921 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABA) welterweight champion. He also won a silver medal in the welterweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium losing to Canadian boxer Bert Schneider in the final, and the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title. He was a challenger for the Scottish Area middleweight title and his professional fighting weight varied from 146 lb, i.e. welterweight to 151 lb, i.e. middleweight. He was born in Leith.

Results

Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Trygve Stokstad  (NOR)W
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1928).svg  Roy Ingram  (RSA)L
Flag of Norway.svg  Trygve Stokstad  (NOR)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  William Clark  (USA)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  William Clark  (USA)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Georges Werll  (BEL)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  William Clark  (USA)L
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alexander Ireland  (GBR)W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alexander Ireland  (GBR)W
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Willy Reichenbach  (SUI)L
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alexander Ireland  (GBR)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  August Suhr  (DEN)L
Flag of Denmark.svg  August Suhr  (DEN)W
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  René Smet  (BEL)L
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alexander Ireland  (GBR)L
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Bert Schneider  (CAN)W
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Bert Schneider  (CAN)W
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1928).svg  Joseph Thomas  (RSA)L
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Bert Schneider  (CAN)W
Flag of Norway.svg  Aage Steen  (NOR)WFlag of Norway.svg  Aage Steen  (NOR)L
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Dario Della Valle  (ITA)LFlag of Norway.svg  Aage Steen  (NOR)W
Flag of France.svg  Henri Richards  (FRA)L
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Bert Schneider  (CAN)WBronze medal bout
US flag 48 stars.svg  Frederick Colberg  (USA)L
Flag of France.svg  Léon Gillet  (FRA)WUS flag 48 stars.svg  Frederick Colberg  (USA)W
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Frederick Whitbread  (GBR)LUS flag 48 stars.svg  William Clark  (USA)L
Flag of France.svg  Léon Gillet  (FRA)L
US flag 48 stars.svg  Frederick Colberg  (USA)W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Frederick Colberg  (USA)W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Ivan Schannong  (DEN)WFlag of Denmark.svg  Ivan Schannong  (DEN)L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johannes Heuckelbach  (NED)L

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 175. ISBN   0140066322.

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