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Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

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Boxing competitions
Men's bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenuePhysical Culture Gymnasium
(Washington University in St. Louis)
DateSeptember 22
Competitors2 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oliver Kirk  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Finnegan  United States
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Boxing at the
1904 Summer Olympics
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The bantamweight was the second-lightest boxing weight class held as part of the boxing programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on September 22, 1904. It was the first time the event, like all other boxing events, was held in Olympic competition. Bantamweights had to weigh less than 52.2 kilograms. There were two entrants in this competition.

Results

Final
   
1  Oliver Kirk (USA) TKO
2  George Finnegan (USA) 3rd

References

  1. "Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

Sources

Olympic boxing champions – men's bantamweight
1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg), 1908: −116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg), 1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg), 1948–2008: 51–54 kg, 2012: 52–56 kg, 2016: 53–56 kg
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