Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight
| Men's light heavyweight at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Earl's Court Wembley Arena | |||||||||
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| Date | 9–13 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 24 nations | |||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1948 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 light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
Competition format
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 9 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts consisted of three periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.
Results
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Mohamed El-Minabawi (EGY) |
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 Adrian Holmes (AUS) |
KO-2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Holmes (AUS) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||||
 Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) |
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 Hans Schwarzmann (SUI) |
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| Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Holmes (AUS) |
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 Don Scott (GBR) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Eskandar Shora (IRI) |
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 Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||||
| Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) |
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| Don Scott (GBR) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||||
| Don Scott (GBR) |
RSC-2 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} György Kapocsi (HUN) |
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| Don Scott (GBR) |
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 Chuck Spieser (USA) |
PTS | .svg.png){kind=small} George Hunter (RSA) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||
 Erik Jensen (DEN) |
Chuck Spieser (USA) |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Ray Edwards (JAM) |
George Hunter (RSA) |
PTS | ||||||||||||||||
| George Hunter (RSA) |
PTS | George Hunter (RSA) |
PTS | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Alejandro Arteche (ESP) |
 Harry Siljander (FIN) |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Vital L'Hoste (BEL) |
PTS | Vital L'Hoste (BEL) |
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 Otto Michtits (AUT) |
Harry Siljander (FIN) |
PTS | ||||||||||||||||
| Harry Siljander (FIN) |
PTS | George Hunter (RSA) |
PTS | Third place | ||||||||||||||
 Mauro Cía (ARG) |
PTS | Mauro Cía (ARG) |
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 Hennie Quentemeijer (NED) |
Mauro Cía (ARG) |
DSQ-3 | Adrian Holmes (AUS) |
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 Felipe Posse (URU) |
PTS | Felipe Posse (URU) |
Mauro Cía (ARG) |
RSC-3 | ||||||||||||||
 Otakar Rademacher (TCH) |
Mauro Cía (ARG) |
PTS | ||||||||||||||||
 Joseph Roude (FRA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Franciszek Szymura (POL) |
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 Israel Quitcón (PUR) |
RSC-1 | Israel Quitcón (PUR) |
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| Franciszek Szymura (POL) |
PTS | Franciszek Szymura (POL) |
RSC-1 | |||||||||||||||
 Mac Joachim (IND) |
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References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
1920-1936: 160-175 lb (72.6-79.4 kg), 1948: 73-80 kg 1952-2012: 75-81 kg | |
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