The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. Nine boxers from eight nations competed.[1]
| Men's heavyweight boxing at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Antwerp Zoo auditorium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 21–24 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Xavier Eluère (FRA)
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mariano Barbaresi (ITA)
| L | Xavier Eluère (FRA)
| W | ||||||||||||||||
 Sigurd Hoel (NOR)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier Eluère (FRA)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ronald Rawson (GBR)
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Rawson (GBR)
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Samuel Stewart (USA)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Rawson (GBR)
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Søren Petersen (DEN)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Spengler (USA)
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jean Creusen (BEL)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Spengler (USA)
| L | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||||||||||
| Søren Petersen (DEN)
| W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Søren Petersen (DEN)
| W | Xavier Eluère (FRA)
| W | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Dove (GBR)
| L | William Spengler (USA)
| L | ||||||||||||||||
References
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