Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Earl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date9–13 August 1948
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rafael Iglesias Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Silver medal icon.svg Gunnar Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg John Arthur Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
  1936
1952  

The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena. [1]

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 9 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts consisted of three periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Adam Faul  (CAN)PTS
Flag of Chile.svg  Víctor Bignon  (CHI)
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Adam Faul  (CAN)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Nilsson  (SWE)PTS
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Nilsson  (SWE)DSQ-2
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Mohammad Jamshidabadi  (IRI)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Nilsson  (SWE)PTS
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Müller  (SUI)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Agustín Muñiz  (URU)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Müller  (SUI)KO-2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Müller  (SUI)PTS
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jack Gardner  (GBR)
Flag of Austria.svg  Karl Ameisbichler  (AUT)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jack Gardner  (GBR)KO-2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Nilsson  (SWE)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rafael Iglesias  (ARG)KO-2
Flag of Italy.svg  Uber Baccilieri  (ITA)PTS
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Gerry Ó Colmáin  (IRL)
Flag of Italy.svg  Uber Baccilieri  (ITA)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rafael Iglesias  (ARG)PTS
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Arturo Rubio  (ESP)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rafael Iglesias  (ARG)PTS
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rafael Iglesias  (ARG)PTS
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  John Arthur  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  John Arthur  (RSA)RSC-1Third place
Flag of France.svg  James Galli  (FRA)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  John Arthur  (RSA)PTS Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Müller  (SUI)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Jay Lambert  (USA)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  John Arthur  (RSA)WO
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fernand Bothy  (BEL)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Jay Lambert  (USA)PTS US flag 48 stars.svg  Jay Lambert  (USA)PTS
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Vicente dos Santos  (BRA)

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.