Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight

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Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Flyweight		men
Bantamweight		men
Featherweight		men
Lightweight		men
Welterweight		men
Middleweight		men
Light heavyweight		men
Heavyweight		men

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighting over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from August 8, 1928 to August 11, 1928.

Ten boxers from ten nations competed.

[edit] Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Arturo Rodríguez Argentina (ARG)	Nils Ramm Sweden (SWE)	Michael Michaelsen Denmark (DEN)

[edit] Results

Round of 16 August 8

Quarterfinals August 9

Semifinals August 10

Final August 11

Sverre Sørsdal (NOR)

-

Bye

-

Sørsdal (NOR)

W

Alexander Kaletchetz (USA)

-

Kaletchetz (USA)

KO1

Bye

-

Sørsdal (NOR)

L

Nils Ramm (SWE)

-

Ramm (SWE)

PTS

Bye

-

Ramm (SWE)

PTS

Hans Schönrath (GER)

-

Schönrath (GER)

L

Bye

-

Rodríguez (ARG)

W

Michael Michaelsen (DEN)

-

Ramm (SWE)

KO1

Bye

-

Michaelsen (DEN)

PTS

Georges Gardebois (FRA)

-

Gardebois (FRA)

L

Bye

-

Michaelsen (DEN)

L

Bronze medal bout

Arturo Rodríguez (ARG)

W

Rodríguez (ARG)

PTS

Matthew Flanagan (IRL)

KO1

Rodríguez (ARG)

PTS

Michaelsen (DEN)

W

Sam Olij (NED)

PTS

Olij (NED)

L

Sørsdal (NOR)

w/o

Joseph Goyder (GBR)

L

[edit] References

• International Olympic Committee medal database
• Amateur Boxing