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Lightweight boxing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'hiver
DatesJuly 16–20
Competitors30 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hans Jacob Nielsen
  Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alfredo Copello
  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frederick Boylstein
  United States
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1928 →

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135.5 pounds (61.2 kilograms). The competition was held from July 16, 1924 to July 20, 1924. 30 boxers from 22 nations competed. [1]

Results

Round of 32
July 16
Round of 16
July 17
Quarterfinals
July 18
Semifinals
July 19
Final
July 20
  Hans Jacob Nielsen ( DEN) PTS
  Zorobabel Rodríguez ( CHI) L   Hans Jacob Nielsen ( DEN) PTS
  Richard Savignac ( FRA) PTS   Richard Savignac ( FRA) L
  Ferdinando De Petrillo ( ITA) L   Hans Jacob Nielsen ( DEN) PTS
  Haakon Hansen ( NOR) PTS   Haakon Hansen ( NOR) L
  Anton Eichholzer ( AUT) L   Haakon Hansen ( NOR) PTS
  Charles Petersen ( DEN) PTS   Charles Petersen ( DEN) L
  Grégoire Laurent ( LUX) L   Hans Jacob Nielsen ( DEN) PTS
  Frederick Boylstein ( USA) L
  Frederick Boylstein ( USA) PTS
  George Shorter ( GBR) L
  Frederick Boylstein ( USA) PTS
  Alfred Genon ( BEL) PTS   Alfred Genon ( BEL) L
  Béla Lőwig ( HUN) L   Alfred Genon ( BEL) PTS
  Charles Sinclair ( AUS) PTS   Colin Sinclair ( AUS) L
  Huub Huizenaar ( NED) L   Hans Jacob Nielsen ( DEN) PTS
  Jean Tholey ( FRA) PTS   Alfredo Copello ( ARG) L
  Charlie Purdy ( NZL) L   Jean Tholey ( FRA) PTS
  Julio César Nicolari ( URU) PTS   Julio César Nicolari ( URU) L
  Ernests Gutmans ( LAT) L   Jean Tholey ( FRA) PTS
  Dick Beland ( RSA) PTS   Dick Beland ( RSA) L
  Kristoffer Nilsen ( NOR) L   Dick Beland ( RSA) PTS
  Vicente Valdero ( ESP) PTS   Vicente Valdero ( ESP) L
  Mario Reilly ( ARG) L   Jean Tholey ( FRA) L
  Alfredo Copello ( ARG) PTS   Alfredo Copello ( ARG) PTS
  Walter White [2] ( GBR) L   Alfredo Copello ( ARG) PTS Bronze medal bout
  Luigi Marfut ( ITA) PTS   Luigi Marfut ( ITA) L
  Michel Haddad ( EGY) L   Alfredo Copello ( ARG) W   Frederick Boylstein ( USA) PTS
  Ben Rothwell ( USA) KO2   Ben Rothwell ( USA) DQ2   Jean Tholey ( FRA) L
  John Kelleher ( IRL) L   Ben Rothwell ( USA) PTS
  Chris Graham ( CAN) PTS   Chris Graham ( CAN) L
  Liberto Corney ( URU) L

Notes

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Great Britain Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

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