| Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 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 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed boxers over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 10, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932. Six boxers from six nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Santiago Lovell Argentina
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Luigi Rovati Italy
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Frederick Feary United States
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Results
| Quarterfinals August 10 | Semifinals August 11 | Final August 13 | ||||||||
 Luigi Rovati (ITA) | — | |||||||||
| bye | — | |||||||||
| Rovati (ITA) | PTS | |||||||||
 Feary (USA) | L | |||||||||
| Frederick Feary (USA) | — | |||||||||
| bye | — | |||||||||
| Rovati (ITA) | L | |||||||||
 Lovell (ARG) | PTS | |||||||||
 George Maughan (CAN) | PTS | |||||||||
 Heinz Kohlhaas (GER) | L | |||||||||
| Maughan (CAN) | TKO | |||||||||
| Lovell (ARG) | W | Third place | ||||||||
| Santiago Lovell (ARG) | PTS | |||||||||
 Gunnar Bärlund (FIN) | L | |||||||||
| Feary (USA) | wo | |||||||||
| Maughan (CAN) | - | |||||||||
References
- "Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 June 2008.
| Olympic boxing champions – men's heavyweight | |
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| 1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–2020: 82–91 kg · 2024–: 81–92 kg | |
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