Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
| Boxing at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
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| Dates | 10-15 August 1936 |
| Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
These are the results of the
weight classes. The competitions were held from 10 to 15 August.[1]
The competition featured prominently in the French film L'as des as (1982), whose main character, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo, was the fictitious coach of the French boxing team.
Participating nations
A total of 179 boxers from 31 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
 Argentina (8) |
 Czechoslovakia (8) |
 Great Britain (8) |
 New Zealand (3) |
 Switzerland (8)
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 Australia (3) |
 Denmark (8) |
 Hungary (6) |
 Norway (6) |
 United States (8)
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 Austria (6) |
 Egypt (4) |
 Italy (8) |
 Philippines (5) |
 Uruguay (7)
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 Belgium (8) |
 Estonia (2) |
 Japan (5) |
 Poland (7)
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 Canada (4) |
 Finland (6) |
 Luxembourg (5) |
 Romania (4)
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 Chile (4) |
 France (6) |
 Mexico (4) |
 South Africa (6)
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 Republic of China (2) |
 Germany (8) |
 Netherlands (8) |
 Sweden (4)
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Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Willy Kaiser Germany
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Gavino Matta Italy
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Louis Laurie United States
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Ulderico Sergo Italy
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Jack Wilson United States
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Fidel Ortiz Mexico
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Oscar Casanovas Argentina
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Charles Catterall South Africa
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Josef Miner Germany
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Imre Harangi Hungary
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Nikolai Stepulov Estonia
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Erik Ågren Sweden
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Sten Suvio Finland
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Michael Murach Germany
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Gerhard Pedersen Denmark
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Jean Despeaux France
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Henry Tiller Norway
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Raúl Villarreal Argentina
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Roger Michelot France
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Richard Vogt Germany
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Francisco Risiglione Argentina
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Herbert Runge Germany
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Guillermo Lovell Argentina
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Erling Nilsen Norway
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
External links
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