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Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Boxing
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Dates27 October 1908
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. All of the boxing was conducted on 27 October. The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell, East London.[1]

There were three rounds in each bout, with the first two rounds being three minutes long and the last one going four minutes. Two judges scored the match, giving 5 points to the better boxer in each of the first two rounds and 7 to the better boxer in the third round. Marks were given to the other boxer in proportion to how well he did compared to the better. If the judges were not agreed on a winner at the end of the bout, the referee could either choose the winner or order a fourth round.

Medal summary

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
(-52.6 kg / 116 lb)
details
A. Henry Thomas
 Great Britain
John Condon
 Great Britain
William Webb
 Great Britain
Featherweight
(-57.2 kg / 126 lb)
details
Richard Gunn
 Great Britain
Charles Morris
 Great Britain
Hugh Roddin
 Great Britain
Lightweight
(-63.5 kg / 140 lb)
details
Frederick Grace
 Great Britain
Frederick Spiller
 Great Britain
Harry Johnson
 Great Britain
Middleweight
(-71.7 kg / 158 lb)
details
Johnny Douglas
 Great Britain
Reginald Baker
 Australasia
William Philo
 Great Britain
Heavyweight
(over 71.7 kg/158 lb)
details
Albert Oldman
 Great Britain
Sydney Evans
 Great Britain
Frank Parks[2]
 Great Britain

Participating nations

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A total of 42 boxers from 4 nations competed at the London Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain54514
2 Australasia0101
Totals (2 entries)55515

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Olympic Boxing". Sporting Life. 28 October 1908. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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