OLYMPIC BOXING 4: 1924 OLYMPICS AT PARIS, FRANCE

The 1924 Summer Olympics was hosted by Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on July 5, but some competitions had begun on May 4. The Games were the second ones to be played in Paris after 1900, thereby making it as the first city to host the Olympics twice.

These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The boxing competitions were held from July 15 - 20.

The winners were:

Flyweight

(−50.8 kg / 112 lb)

Gold - Fidel La Barba (United States)

Silver - James McKenzie (Great Britain)

Bronze - Raymond Fee (United States)

Bantamweight

(−53.5 kg / 118 lb)

Gold - William Smith (South Africa)

Silver - Salvatore Tripoli (United States )

Bronze - Jean Ces (France)

Featherweight

(−57.2 kg / 126 lb)

Gold - Jackie Fields (United States)

Silver - Joseph Salas (United States)

Bronze - Pedro Quartucci (Argentina)

Lightweight

(−61.2 kg / 135 lb)

Gold - Hans Jacob Nielsen (Denmark)

Silver- Alfredo Copello (Argentina)

Bronze - Frederick Boylstein (United States)

Welterweight

(−66.7 kg / 147 lb)

Gold - Jean Delarge (Belgium)

Silver - Héctor Méndez (Argentina)

Bronze - Douglas Lewis (Canada)

Middleweight

(−72.6 kg / 160 lb)

Gold - Harry Mallin (Great Britain)

Silver - John Elliott (Great Britain)

Bronze - Joseph Jules Beeckene (Belgium)

Light heavyweight

(−79.4 kg / 175 lb)

Gold - Harry Mitchell (Great Britain)

Silver - Thyge Petersen (Denmark)

Bronze - Sverre Sørsdal (Norway)

Heavyweight

(over 79.4 kg/175 lb)

Gold - Otto von Porat (Norway)

Silver - Søren Petersen (Denmark )

Bronze - Alfredo Porzio - (Argentina)

Participating nations

A total of 181 boxers from 27 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Argentina (10)

Australia (3)

Austria (3)

Belgium (10)

Canada (9)

Chile (4)

Denmark (8)

Egypt (1)

Estonia (1)

France (16)

Great Britain (16)

Greece (1)

Hungary (1)

Ireland (7)

Italy (16)

Latvia (1)

Luxembourg (6)

Netherlands (9)

New Zealand (1)

Norway (9)

Poland (5)

South Africa (4)

Spain (7)

Sweden (5)

Switzerland (7)

United States (16)

Uruguay (5)

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 United States (USA) 2 2 2 6

2 Great Britain (GBR) 2 2 0 4

3 Denmark (DEN) 1 2 0 3

4 Belgium (BEL) 1 0 1 2

5 Norway (NOR) 1 0 1 2

6 South Africa (RSA) 1 0 0 1

7 Argentina (ARG) 0 2 2 4

8 Canada (CAN) 0 0 1 1

9 France (FRA) 0 0 1 1

Totals (9 entries) 8 8 8 24

Photo: 1924 Paris Olympic gold medalist Jackie Fields in the featherweight category.