Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds (72.6 kilograms). The competition was held from Tuesday July 15, 1924 to Sunday July 20, 1924.

Twenty-three boxers from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

This competition saw one of the most controversial bouts in Olympic history, when the local Frenchman Roger Brousse and the defending Olympic champion Harry Mallin from Great Britain faced each other in the quarterfinal. Right at the end of the fight Mallin tried to complain to the Belgian referee by showing clear bite marks, that he had been bitten in his chest and shoulder. But his protest was ignored by the judges and the bout was awarded to the French boxer on points (2:1). An appeal launched by the Swedish official and IOC member Oscar Söderlund brought forward medical evidence that Mallin had been bitten. Also it turned out, that Manuel Gallardo had also complained about being bitten by Brousse in their first fight of this tournament. Brousse was disqualified and Mallin became the winner, even though the jury declared that the foul had not been intentional. French fans had to be restrained by the police from charging the ring. [ [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/bioma.htm#LLH Great Olympians - biographies - MA ] ]

Two days later the French crowd were still incensed when Mallin had to fight in the final. At the beginning Roger Brousse came to the ring in his sports dress and his fans lifted him up to ring where he wanted to fight against John Elliott. Only with the massive intervention by the police, the two British opponents were able to contest in the final.

32TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds
RD1=Round of 32
July 15
RD2=Round of 16
July 17
RD3=Quarterfinals
July 18
RD4=Semifinals
July 19
RD5=Final
July 20
RD5b=Bronze medal bout
team-width=

RD1-team01=flagIOCathlete|Roger Brousse|FRA|1924 Summer
RD1-score01= -
RD1-team02="Bye"
RD1-score02= -

RD1-team03=flagIOCathlete|Manuel Gallardo|ARG|1924 Summer
RD1-score03= -
RD1-team04="Bye"
RD1-score04= -

RD1-team05=flagIOCathlete|Erich Siebert|SUI|1924 Summer
RD1-score05= -
RD1-team06="Bye"
RD1-score06= -

RD1-team07=flagIOCathlete|Harry Mallin|GBR|1924 Summer
RD1-score07=PTS
RD1-team08=flagIOCathlete|Trygve Stokstad|NOR|1924 Summer
RD1-score08=L

RD1-team09=flagIOCathlete|Ben Funk|USA|1924 Summer
RD1-score09=PTS
RD1-team10=flagIOCathlete|Raymond Jones|AUS|1924 Summer
RD1-score10=L

RD1-team11=flagIOCathlete|Joseph Beecken|BEL|1924 Summer
RD1-score11= -
RD1-team12="Bye"
RD1-score12= -

RD1-team13=flagIOCathlete|Georges Van Haelen|BEL|1924 Summer
RD1-score13= -
RD1-team14="Bye"
RD1-score14= -

RD1-team15=flagIOCathlete|Daniel Daney|FRA|1924 Summer
RD1-score15=KO3
RD1-team16=flagIOCathlete|Emilio Bonfiglio|ITA|1924 Summer
RD1-score16=L

RD1-team17=flagIOCathlete|Leslie Black|CAN|1924 Summer
RD1-score17=PTS
RD1-team18=flagIOCathlete|Pierre Feidt|LUX|1924 Summer
RD1-score18=L

RD1-team19=flagIOCathlete|Adolphe Lefkowitch|USA|1924 Summer
RD1-score19= -
RD1-team20="Bye"
RD1-score20= -

RD1-team21=flagIOCathlete|William Murphy|IRL|1924 Summer
RD1-score21= -
RD1-team22="Bye"
RD1-score22= -

RD1-team23=flagIOCathlete|Eugeniusz Nowak|POL|1924 Summer
RD1-score23= -
RD1-team24="Bye"
RD1-score24= -

RD1-team25=flagIOCathlete|John Elliott|GBR|1924 Summer
RD1-score25= -
RD1-team26="Bye"
RD1-score26= -

RD1-team27=flagIOCathlete|Georges Givel|SUI|1924 Summer
RD1-score27=PTS
RD1-team28=flagIOCathlete|Jules Steichen|LUX|1924 Summer
RD1-score28=L

RD1-team29=flagIOCathlete|Harry Henning|CAN|1924 Summer
RD1-score29=PTS
RD1-team30=flagIOCathlete|Orlando Leopardi|ITA|1924 Summer
RD1-score30=L

RD1-team31=flagIOCathlete|Øivind Jensen|NOR|1924 Summer
RD1-score31=PTS
RD1-team32=flagIOCathlete|Louis Meeuwessen|NED|1924 Summer
RD1-score32=L

RD2-team01=flagIOCathlete|Brousse|FRA|1924 Summer
RD2-score01=PTS
RD2-team02=flagIOCathlete|Gallardo|ARG|1924 Summer
RD2-score02=L

RD2-team03=flagIOCathlete|Siebert|SUI|1924 Summer
RD2-score03=L
RD2-team04=flagIOCathlete|Mallin|GBR|1924 Summer
RD2-score04=RSC2

RD2-team05=flagIOCathlete|Funk|USA|1924 Summer
RD2-score05=L
RD2-team06=flagIOCathlete|Beecken|BEL|1924 Summer
RD2-score06=PTS

RD2-team07=flagIOCathlete|Van Haelen|BEL|1924 Summer
RD2-score07=L
RD2-team08=flagIOCathlete|Daney|FRA|1924 Summer
RD2-score08=PTS

RD2-team09=flagIOCathlete|Black|CAN|1924 Summer
RD2-score09=KO2
RD2-team10=flagIOCathlete|Lefkowitch|USA|1924 Summer
RD2-score10=L

RD2-team11=flagIOCathlete|Murphy|IRL|1924 Summer
RD2-score11=KO1
RD2-team12=flagIOCathlete|Nowak|POL|1924 Summer
RD2-score12=L

RD2-team13=flagIOCathlete|Elliott|GBR|1924 Summer
RD2-score13=KO1
RD2-team14=flagIOCathlete|Givel|SUI|1924 Summer
RD2-score14=L

RD2-team15=flagIOCathlete|Henning|CAN|1924 Summer
RD2-score15=RSC2
RD2-team16=flagIOCathlete|Jensen|NOR|1924 Summer
RD2-score16=L

RD3-team01=flagIOCathlete|Brousse|FRA|1924 Summer
RD3-score01=DIS
RD3-team02=flagIOCathlete|Mallin|GBR|1924 Summer
RD3-score02=W

RD3-team03=flagIOCathlete|Beecken|BEL|1924 Summer
RD3-score03=PTS
RD3-team04=flagIOCathlete|Daney|FRA|1924 Summer
RD3-score04=L

RD3-team05=flagIOCathlete|Black|CAN|1924 Summer
RD3-score05=PTS
RD3-team06=flagIOCathlete|Murphy|IRL|1924 Summer
RD3-score06=L

RD3-team07=flagIOCathlete|Elliott|GBR|1924 Summer
RD3-score07=PTS
RD3-team08=flagIOCathlete|Henning|CAN|1924 Summer
RD3-score08=L

RD4-team01=flagIOCathlete|Mallin|GBR|1924 Summer
RD4-score01=PTS
RD4-team02=flagIOCathlete|Beecken|BEL|1924 Summer
RD4-score02=L

RD4-team03=flagIOCathlete|Black|CAN|1924 Summer
RD4-score03=L
RD4-team04=flagIOCathlete|Elliott|GBR|1924 Summer
RD4-score04=PTS

RD5-team01=flagIOCathlete|Mallin|GBR|1924 Summer
RD5-score01=PTS
RD5-team02=flagIOCathlete|Elliott|GBR|1924 Summer
RD5-score02=L

RD5-seed03=
RD5-team03=flagIOCathlete|Beecken|BEL|1924 Summer
RD5-score03=W
RD5-seed04=
RD5-team04=flagIOCathlete|Black|CAN|1924 Summer
RD5-score04=w/o

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1924/1924.pdf Official Olympic Report]
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