Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

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Men's lightweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Earl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date9–13 August 1948
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gerald Dreyer Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg Joseph Vissers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Svend Wad Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1936
1952  

The men's lightweight 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]

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 South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Gerald Dreyer  (RSA)PTS
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Ernesto Porto  (PHI)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Gerald Dreyer  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Norway.svg  Øivind Breiby  (NOR)
Flag of Norway.svg  Øivind Breiby  (NOR)PTS
Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  Gang In-seok  (KOR)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Gerald Dreyer  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Finland.svg  Tauno Rinkinen  (FIN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Wad  (DEN)
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Maxie McCullagh  (IRL)PTS Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Maxie McCullagh  (IRL)PTS
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Remie  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ron Cooper  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ron Cooper  (GBR)PTS Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Maxie McCullagh  (IRL)
Flag of India.svg  Gene Raymond  (IND)Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Wad  (DEN)PTS
Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Wad  (DEN)PTS Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Wad  (DEN)PTS
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Alberto Boullosa  (URU)PTS Flag of Uruguay.svg  Alberto Boullosa  (URU)
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Agustín Argote  (ESP)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Gerald Dreyer  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Raúl Zumbano  (BRA)KO-2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Vissers  (BEL)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Fränz Ehringer  (LUX)Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Ralph Zumbano  (BRA)PTS
Flag of France.svg  Auguste Caulet  (FRA)PTS Flag of France.svg  Auguste Caulet  (FRA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Mario Minatelli  (ITA)Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Ralph Zumbano  (BRA)
Flag of Chile.svg  Eduardo Cornejo  (CHI)US flag 48 stars.svg  Wallace Smith  (USA)KO-2
US flag 48 stars.svg  Wallace Smith  (USA)PTS US flag 48 stars.svg  Wallace Smith  (USA)PTS
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Masoud Rahimiha  (IRI)Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Manuel López  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Manuel López  (ARG)PTS US flag 48 stars.svg  Wallace Smith  (USA)
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Eddie Haddad  (CAN)PTS Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Vissers  (BEL)PTS
Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Ezz El-Din Nasir  (EGY)Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Eddie Haddad  (CAN)PTS Third place
Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Edward Gray  (CEY)DSQ-1 Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Edward Gray  (CEY)
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Alois Petřina  (TCH)Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Eddie Haddad  (CAN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend Wad  (DEN)WO
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Edy Schmidiger  (SUI)WO Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Vissers  (BEL)PTS US flag 48 stars.svg  Wallace Smith  (USA)
Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  L. Gutierrez Chacon  (PER)Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Edy Schmidiger  (SUI)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Vissers  (BEL)PTS Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Vissers  (BEL)PTS
Flag of Australia.svg  Billy Barber  (AUS)

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.