Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested. Only American boxers competed. The competitions were held on Wednesday, September 21, 1904 and on Thursday, September 22, 1904. Contestants in lighter weight classes could also compete in heavier classes. Oliver Kirk, winning the bantamweight and featherweight categories, thus became the only boxer to have won two gold medals in the same Olympics. George Finnegan, Harry Spanjer and Charles Mayer managed to win one gold and one silver medal.
Medal summary
Jack Egan’s real name was Frank Floyd and by the rules of the AAU it was illegal to fight under an assumed name. In November 1905 the AAU disqualified Egan from all AAU competitions and he had to return all his prizes including the silver medal from the lightweight competition and the bronze medal from the welterweight event. [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/blog/?p=4 November 1905 Egan disqualified]
Participating nations
A total of 18 boxers from only 1 nation competed at the St. Louis Games:
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Medal table
References
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee medal database]
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