Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight explained

Event:Men's light heavyweight boxing
Games:1920 Summer
Venue:Antwerp Zoo auditorium
Dates:August 21–24
Competitors:11
Nations:6
Gold:Eddie Eagan
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Sverre Sørsdal
Silvernoc:NOR
Bronze:Harold Franks
Bronzenoc:GBR
Next:1924

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920, to August 24, 1920. 11 boxers from six nations competed.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/BOX/mens-light-heavyweight.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 5 November 2018.