Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

Boxing at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight men
Featherweight men
Lightweight men
Welterweight men
Middleweight men
Light heavyweight men
Heavyweight men

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms). The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.

Thirteen boxers from 13 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Lawrence Stevens
South Africa (RSA)		  Thure Ahlqvist
Sweden (SWE)		  Nathan Bor
United States (USA)

Results

Round of 16
August 9		   Quarterfinals
August 10		   Semifinals
August 11		   Final
August 13
                           
  Thure Ahlqvist (SWE) -  
 Bye -       Ahlqvist (SWE) PTS  
  Gaston Mayor (FRA) PTS     Mayor (FRA) L  
  Manuel Ponce (MEX) L         Ahlqvist (SWE) PTS  
  Nathan Bor (USA) PTS         Bor (USA) L  
  Harry Mizler (GBR) L       Bor (USA) -
 - -    Bye -  
 - -         Ahlqvist (SWE) L
  Mario Bianchini (ITA) PTS         Stevens (RSA) PTS
  Robert Purdie (NZL) L       Bianchini (ITA) PTS  
  Frankie Genovese (CAN) PTS     Genovese (CAN) L  
  Eduardo Vargas (ARG) L         Bianchini (ITA) L   Bronze medal bout
  Franz Kartz (GER) PTS         Stevens (RSA) PTS  
  Otsu Shoko (JPN) L       Kartz (GER) L     Bor (USA) PTS
  Lawrence Stevens (RSA) PTS     Stevens (RSA) PTS       Bianchini (ITA) L
  José Padilla (PHI) L  

References