| Boxing at the 1932 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 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.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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David Carstens South Africa
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Gino Rossi Italy
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Peter Jørgensen Denmark
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Results
| 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
- "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.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 June 2008.
| Olympic boxing champions – men's light heavyweight | |
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| 1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–2020: 76–81 kg | |
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