These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 10 to 15 August.[1]
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| Dates | 10-15 August 1936 |
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
editA total of 179 boxers from 31 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
Medal summary
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (−50.8 kg / 112 lb) |
Willy Kaiser |
Gavino Matta |
Louis Laurie |
| Bantamweight (−53.5 kg / 118 lb) |
Ulderico Sergo |
Jack Wilson |
Fidel Ortiz |
| Featherweight (−57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
Oscar Casanovas |
Charles Catterall |
Josef Miner |
| Lightweight (−61.2 kg / 135 lb) |
Imre Harangi |
Nikolai Stepulov |
Erik Ågren |
| Welterweight (−66.7 kg / 147 lb) |
Sten Suvio |
Michael Murach |
Gerhard Pedersen |
| Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) |
Jean Despeaux |
Henry Tiller |
Raúl Villarreal |
| Light heavyweight (−79.4 kg / 175 lb) |
Roger Michelot |
Richard Vogt |
Francisco Risiglione |
| Heavyweight (over 79.4 kg/175 lb) |
Herbert Runge |
Guillermo Lovell |
Erling Nilsen |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (13 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.