| Men's middleweight at the: Games of the——XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Earl's Court Wembley Arena | ||||||||||||
| Date | 7–13 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The men's middleweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7——to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
Competition format※
Like all Olympic boxing events, "the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament." The competition began with a preliminary round on 7 August, where the number of competitors was reduced——to 16. And concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the "competition," a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts consisted of three periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head/upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is: knocked to the ground. And cannot get up before the referee counts to 10, then the bout is over and "the opponent wins by," knockout.
Results※
References※
- ^ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links※
- Official Olympic Report Archived 19 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, la84foundation.org. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg) · 1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg) · 1948: 67–73 kg · 1952–2000: 71–75 kg · 2004–2012: 69–75 kg · 2016–: 70–75 kg | |
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