Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. All of the boxing was conducted on October 27. The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell, East London.

There were three rounds in each bout, with the first two rounds being three minutes long and the last one going four minutes. Two judges scored the match, giving 5 points to the better boxer in each of the first two rounds and 7 to the better boxer in the third round. Marks were given to the other boxer in proportion to how well he did compared to the better. If the judges were not agreed on a winner at the end of the bout, the referee could either choose the winner or order a fourth round.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Bantamweight (-52.6 kg / 116 lb)	A. Henry Thomas Great Britain (GBR)	John Condon Great Britain (GBR)	William Webb Great Britain (GBR)
Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb)	Richard Gunn Great Britain (GBR)	Charles Morris Great Britain (GBR)	Hugh Roddin Great Britain (GBR)
Lightweight (-63.5 kg / 140 lb)	Frederick Grace Great Britain (GBR)	Frederick Spiller Great Britain (GBR)	Harry Johnson Great Britain (GBR)
Middleweight (-71.7 kg / 158 lb)	Johnny Douglas Great Britain (GBR)	Reginald Baker Australasia (ANZ)	William Philo Great Britain (GBR)
Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg/158 lb)	Albert Oldman Great Britain (GBR)	Sydney Evans Great Britain (GBR)	Frederick Parks Great Britain (GBR)

Participating nations

A total of 42 boxers from 4 nations competed at the London Games:

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	5	4	5	14
2	Australasia	0	1	0	1

References

International Olympic Committee medal database
Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Boxing 1908". Accessed 8 April 2006. Available electronically at .

Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London)

Archery Athletics Boxing Cycle polo (unofficial) Cycling Diving Fencing Figure skating Football Gymnastics Field hockey Jeu de paume Lacrosse Polo Rackets Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Swimming Tennis Tug of war Water motorsports Water polo Wrestling

Boxing at the Summer Olympics

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