1928 Summer Olympics stamp of the Netherlands boxing

These are the results of the

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. Medals were awarded in eight

weight classes Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Altern ...

. The competitions were held from 7 to 12 August.

Participating nations

A total of 144 boxers from 29 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:

Medal summary

Medal table

References

External links

Boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games
sports-reference.com
International Olympic Committee medal database

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