Men's heavyweight boxing at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Krachtsportgebouw | ||||||||||||
Date | August 8–11 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Light heavyweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928. [1]
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 7 to 12 August.
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games.
Round of 16 August 8 | Quarterfinals August 9 | Semifinals August 10 | Final August 11 | |||||||||||||||
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