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Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 10, 1932, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. Eight boxers from eight nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
David Carstens
 South Africa
Gino Rossi
 Italy
Peter Jørgensen
 Denmark

Results

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Quarterfinals
August 10
Semifinals
August 11
Final
August 13
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Gino Rossi (ITA)PTS
 
 
 
 Nikolaos Mastoridis (GRE)L
 
 Rossi (ITA)wo
 
 
 
 Murphy (IRL)-
 
 Jim Murphy (IRL)PTS
 
 
 
 Johnny Miler (USA)L
 
 Rossi (ITA)L
 
 
 
 Carstens (RSA)PTS
 
 Peter Jørgensen (DEN)PTS
 
 
 
 Rafael Lang (ARG)L
 
 Jørgensen (DEN)L
 
 
 
 Carstens (RSA)PTS Third place
 
 David Carstens (RSA)PTS
 
 
 
 Hans Berger (GER)L
 
 Jørgensen (DEN)wo
 
 
 Murphy (IRL)-
 

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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