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Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

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Men's middleweight boxing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueAntwerp Zoo auditorium
DatesAugust 21–24
Competitors17 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harry Mallin  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Prud'Homme  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Moe Herscovitch  Canada
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The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds (72.6 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920, to August 24, 1920. 17 boxers from nine nations competed.[1]

Results

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Martin Olsen (DEN) W
 Edward White (GBR) L
 Martin Olsen (DEN) L
 Hjalmar Strømme (NOR) W
 Hjalmar Strømme (NOR) W
 Jean Dortet (FRA) W  Jean Dortet (FRA) L
 Joseph Simonon (BEL) L  Hjalmar Strømme (NOR) L
 Georges Prud'Homme (CAN) W
 Georges Prud'Homme (CAN) W
 Antoine Masson (BEL) L
 Georges Prud'Homme (CAN) W
 Michel Rey-Golliet (FRA) L
 Michel Rey-Golliet (FRA) W
 Georg Kruse (DEN) L
 Georges Prud'Homme (CAN) L
 Harry Mallin (GBR) W
 Harry Mallin (GBR) W
 Joseph Cranston (USA) L
 Harry Mallin (GBR) W
 Samuel Lagonia (USA) L
 Samuel Lagonia (USA) W
 Rolf Jacobsen (NOR) L
 Harry Mallin (GBR) W
 Moe Herscovitch (CAN) L
 William Bradley (RSA) W Bronze medal bout
 Jan Hesterman (NED) L
 William Bradley (RSA) L  Moe Herscovitch (CAN) W
 Moe Herscovitch (CAN) W  Hjalmar Strømme (NOR) L
 Moe Herscovitch (CAN) W
 Paul Munting (NED) L

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

Sources

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  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2007.