| Lightweight boxing at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'hiver | |||||||||
| Dates | July 16–20 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 22 nations | |||||||||
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The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 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 July 16, 1924 to July 20, 1924. 30 boxers from 22 nations competed. [1]
| Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 15 to 20 July.
Argentina competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.
The lightweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 60 kilograms. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.
Hocine Soltani was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the lightweight division.
New Zealand competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The team consisted of four competitors: an athlete, a boxer, and two swimmers. Porritt was also the team's manager, and he won the nation's first medal in athletics.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
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. The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 16 boxers from ten nations competed.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds. The competition was held from August 7, 1928 to August 11, 1928.
The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 112 pounds. The competition was held from July 15, 1924, to July 20, 1924. 19 boxers from 13 nations competed.
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 118 pounds. The competition was held from July 15, 1924, to July 20, 1924. 21 boxers from 15 nations competed.
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds. The competition was held from 15 to 20 July 1924. 24 boxers from 17 nations competed.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, July 15, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. 29 boxers from 19 nations competed. Giuseppe Oldani was disqualified in his round of 16 bout against Douglas Lewis by referee T. H. Walker for persistent holding. Oldani's supporters pelted Walker with sticks, coins and walking stick knobs. This went on for nearly an hour, until Walker was escorted from the arena under the protection of several British, American and South African boxers.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday July 15, 1924 to Sunday July 20, 1924. Twenty-three boxers from 15 nations competed.
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds. The competition was held from Wednesday, July 16, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. 20 boxers from 14 nations competed.
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds. The competition was held from Wednesday, July 16, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. Fifteen boxers from eleven nations competed.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936. Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations competed.
Mekhak Ghazaryan, also known as Mikhail Kazaryan, is a retired amateur boxer from Armenia. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the men's featherweight (57 kg) division. Ghazaryan was defeated in the third round by eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in the men's lightweight (60 kg) division. Ghazaryan lost in the second round to Michael Strange.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 4 nations competed.
The lightweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 20 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.
1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–: 58–63 kg | |
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