Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Men's light heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Earl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date9–13 August
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg George Hunter Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg Don Scott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Mauro Cía Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  1936
1952  

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

Light heavyweight, or junior cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.

1948 Summer Olympics Games of the XIV Olympiad, held in London in 1948

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom from 29 July to 14 August 1948.

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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 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Mohamed El-Minabawi  (EGY)
Flag of Australia.svg  Adrian Holmes  (AUS)KO-2
Flag of Australia.svg  Adrian Holmes  (AUS)PTS
Flag of Ireland.svg  Hugh O'Hagan  (IRL)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hans Schwarzmann  (SUI)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Hugh O'Hagan  (IRL)PTS
Flag of Australia.svg  Adrian Holmes  (AUS)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Don Scott  (GBR)PTS
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Eskandar Shora  (IRI)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Di Segni  (ITA)PTS
Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Di Segni  (ITA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Don Scott  (GBR)PTS
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Don Scott  (GBR)RSC-2
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  György Kapocsi  (HUN)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Don Scott  (GBR)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Chuck Spieser  (USA)PTSFlag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  George Hunter  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Denmark.svg  Erik Jensen  (DEN)US flag 48 stars.svg  Chuck Spieser  (USA)
Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Ray Edwards  (JAM)Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  George Hunter  (RSA)PTS
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  George Hunter  (RSA)PTSFlag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  George Hunter  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Alejandro Arteche  (ESP)Flag of Finland.svg  Harry Siljander  (FIN)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Vital L'Hoste  (BEL)PTSFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Vital L'Hoste  (BEL)
Flag of Austria.svg  Otto Michtits  (AUT)Flag of Finland.svg  Harry Siljander  (FIN)PTS
Flag of Finland.svg  Harry Siljander  (FIN)PTSFlag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  George Hunter  (RSA)PTSThird place
Flag of Argentina.svg  Mauro Cía  (ARG)PTSFlag of Argentina.svg  Mauro Cía  (ARG)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Hennie Quentemeijer  (NED)Flag of Argentina.svg  Mauro Cía  (ARG)DSQ-3Flag of Australia.svg  Adrian Holmes  (AUS)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Felipe Posse  (URU)PTSFlag of Uruguay.svg  Felipe Posse  (URU)Flag of Argentina.svg  Mauro Cía  (ARG)RSC-3
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Otakar Rademacher  (TCH)Flag of Argentina.svg  Mauro Cía  (ARG)PTS
Flag of France.svg  Joseph Roude  (FRA)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Franciszek Szymura  (POL)
Puerto rico national sport flag.svg  Israel Quitcón  (PUR)RSC-1Puerto rico national sport flag.svg  Israel Quitcón  (PUR)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Franciszek Szymura  (POL)PTSFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Franciszek Szymura  (POL)RSC-1
Flag of India.svg  Mac Joachim  (IND)

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 November 2018.