Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, July 16, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. Fifteen boxers from eleven nations competed.^[1]

Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue	Vélodrome d'hiver
Dates	July 16–20
Competitors	15 from 11 nations
Medalists
Otto von Porat  Norway Søren Petersen  Denmark Alfredo Porzio  Argentina
← 1920 1928 →

Results

Round of 16 July 16

Quarterfinals July 18

Semifinals July 19

Final July 20

Otto von Porat (NOR)

RSC2

Charles Jardine (AUS)

L

von Porat (NOR)

KO3

Riccardo Bertazzolo (ITA)

PTS

Bertazzolo (ITA)

L

Cornelis O'Kelly (GBR)

L

von Porat (NOR)

PTS

Alfredo Porzio (ARG)

PTS

Porzio (ARG)

L

Charles Peguilhan (FRA)

L

Porzio (ARG)

PTS

Ed Greathouse (USA)

PTS

Greathouse (USA)

L

Georges Galinat (FRA)

L

von Porat (NOR)

PTS

Henk de Best (NED)

-

Petersen (DEN)

L

Bye

-

de Best (NED)

PTS

Robert Larsen (DEN)

W

Larsen (DEN)

L

Tomasz Konarzewski (POL)

DIS2

de Best (NED)

L

Bronze medal bout

Søren Petersen (DEN)

PTS

Petersen (DEN)

PTS

Carlo Scotti (ITA)

L

Petersen (DEN)

W

Porzio (ARG)

PTS

Arthur Clifton (GBR)

PTS

Clifton (GBR)

w/o

de Best (NED)

L

Eddie Eagan (USA)

L

References

1. "Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2008.