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Olympic medal record Men's Boxing Competitor for the United States
Gold 1920 Antwerp Lightweight Samuel A. Mosberg (June 14, 1896 – August 30, 1967), born in New York City, was an American lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s.
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Boxing career
In a career that began in 1912, Mosberg fought 250 amateur fights prior to turning pro after his Olympic victory.
He retired in 1923 with 57 professional fights under his belt, enjoying limited success.
Olympics
He won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, defeating the Dane Gotfred Johansen in the Light Heavyweight final. En route to his gold medal, Mosberg scored what historians list as the quickest knockout in Olympic boxing history, finishing an opponent in a matter of seconds.
Said Spike Webb, perennial U.S. Olympic boxing coach during the first half of the twentieth century: “Sammy Mosberg is the greatest Olympic champion I ever coached.” Webb’s Olympic protégés include Jackie Fields, Fidel LaBarba, and Frankie Genaro — all gold medalists who went on to become professional world champions.
Maccabiah Games
Mosberg, who was Jewish,[1] coached the United States boxing team at the 1953 Maccabiah Games.
Hall of Fame
Mosberg was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
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Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Lightweight 1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg), 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg), 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg), 1948: 58–62 kg 1952–2008: 57–60 kg1904: Harry Spanjer (USA) • 1908: Frederick Grace (GBR) • 1920: Samuel Mosberg (USA) • 1924: Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) • 1928: Carlo Orlandi (ITA) • 1932: Lawrence Stevens (RSA) • 1936: Imre Harangi (HUN) • 1948: Gerald Dreyer (RSA) • 1952: Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) • 1956: Richard McTaggart (GBR) • 1960: Kazimierz Paździor (POL) • 1964: Józef Grudzień (POL) • 1968: Ronnie Harris (USA) • 1972: Jan Szczepański (POL) • 1976: Howard Davis (USA) • 1980: Ángel Herrera (CUB) • 1984: Pernell Whitaker (USA) • 1988: Andreas Zülow (GDR) • 1992: Oscar De La Hoya (USA) • 1996: Hocine Soltani (ALG) • 2000–2004: Mario Kindelán (CUB) • 2008: Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS)
Categories:- 1896 births
- 1967 deaths
- American boxers
- Jewish boxers
- Lightweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of the United States
- Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- People from New York City
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Jewish American sportspeople
- American boxing Olympic medalist stubs
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