Great Britain at The 1920 Summer Olympics - Boxing

Boxing

16 boxers represented Great Britain at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Great Britain was one of two countries to send two boxers in each of the eight weight classes, along with the United States. The British boxers won a total of six medals, one more than Canada and two more than the United States, but fell behind the Americans in number of gold medals three to two.

Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Frederick Adams Featherweight Bye Erdal (NOR)
L		 Did not advance 9
Daniel Bowling Bantamweight N/A Hartman (USA)
L		 Did not advance 9
Hugh Brown Light heavyweight N/A Bye Andreasen (DEN)
W		 Sørsdal (NOR)
L		 Franks (GBR)
L		 4
James Cater Featherweight Bye Nielsen (DEN)
W		 Garzena (ITA)
L		 Did not advance 5
William Cuthbertson Flyweight N/A Jensen (DEN)
W		 Zegwaard (NED)
W		 Pedersen (DEN)
L		 Albert (FRA)
W		 3 !
Frank Dove Heavyweight N/A Bye Petersen (DEN)
L		 Did not advance 5
Harold Franks Light heavyweight N/A Bye Piochelle (FRA)
W		 Eagan (USA)
L		 Brown (GBR)
W		 3 !
James Gilmour Lightweight N/A Sæterhaug (NOR)
L		 Did not advance 9
Frederick Grace Lightweight N/A Nak (NED)
W		 Mosberg (USA)
L		 Did not advance 5
Alexander Ireland Welterweight Bye Reichenbach (SUI)
W		 Suhr (DEN)
W		 Clark (USA)
W		 Schneider (CAN)
L		 2 !
Harry Mallin Middleweight Bye Cranston (USA)
W		 Lagonia (USA)
W		 Herscovitch (CAN)
W		 Prud'Homme (CAN)
W		 1 !
George McKenzie Bantamweight N/A Bye Koss (NOR)
W		 Walker (RSA)
L		 Hébrants (BEL)
W		 3 !
Ronald Rawson Heavyweight N/A Bye Stewart (USA)
W		 Eluère (FRA)
W		 Petersen (DEN)
W		 1 !
Frederic Virtue Flyweight N/A Zegwaard (NED)
L		 Did not advance 9
Frederick Whitbread Welterweight Bye Gillet (FRA)
L		 Did not advance 9
Edward White Middleweight Bye Olsen (DEN)
L		 Did not advance 9
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Belgium 1 0 1.000
Canada 2 1 .667
Denmark 5 3 .625
France 3 1 .750
Italy 0 1 .000
Netherlands 2 1 .667
Norway 1 3 .250
South Africa 0 1 .000
Switzerland 1 0 1.000
United States 4 3 .571
Total international 19 14 .576
Great Britain 1 1 .500
Total 20 15 .571
Round Wins Losses Percent
Round of 32 0 0 –
Round of 16 5 6 .455
Quarterfinals 7 3 .700
Semifinals 3 4 .429
Final 2 1 .667
Bronze match 3 1 .750
Total 20 15 .571

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