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Welterweight (≤147 pounds), Men

Date21 – 24 August 1920
StatusOlympic
LocationFeestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen
Participants18 from 11 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Albert “Bert” Schneider was a very unlikely champion. He was born in Cleveland as an American but moved to Montreal as an infant. In 1920 he won the Canadian amateur welterweight championship. He was selected for the Canadian team shortly after that, although he did not have Canadian citizenship. Rules for national representation at the Olympic Games were much looser in 1920. In the semi-finals, Schneider fought another American, Frederick Colberg, and defeated him easily. The finals were closer, and Schneider needed an extra round to win a decision over Alexander Ireland. After the Olympics, Schneider turned professional and fought about 75 fights, with only marginal success.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Bert SchneiderCANGold
2Alex IrelandGBRSilver
3Fred KolbergUSABronze
4William ClarkUSA
=5Léon GilletFRA
=5Aage SteenNOR
=5Trygve StokstadNOR
=5August SuhrDEN
=9Roy IngramRSA
=9Victor WerllBEL
=9Willy ReichenbachSUI
=9René SmetBEL
=9Joe ThomasRSA
=9Henri RichardsFRA
=9Freddie WhitbreadGBR
=9Ivan SchannongDEN
=17Dario Della ValleITA
=17Johannes HeuckelbachNED

Round One

Date21 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #121 AugTrygve StokstadNOR
Match #221 AugRoy IngramRSA
Match #321 AugWilliam ClarkUSA
Match #421 AugVictor WerllBEL
Match #521 AugAlex IrelandGBR
Match #621 AugWilly ReichenbachSUI
Match #721 AugAugust SuhrDEN
Match #821 AugRené SmetBEL
Match #921 AugBert SchneiderCAN
Match #1021 AugJoe ThomasRSA
Match #1121 AugAage SteenNORReferee stops contestDario Della ValleITA
Match #1221 AugHenri RichardsFRA
Match #1321 AugLéon GilletFRA
Match #1421 AugFreddie WhitbreadGBR
Match #1521 AugFred KolbergUSA
Match #1621 AugIvan SchannongDENDecisionJohannes HeuckelbachNED

Round Two

Date22 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #122 AugTrygve StokstadNORDecisionRoy IngramRSA
Match #222 AugWilliam ClarkUSADecisionVictor WerllBEL
Match #322 AugAlex IrelandGBRDecisionWilly ReichenbachSUI
Match #422 AugAugust SuhrDENDecisionRené SmetBEL
Match #522 AugBert SchneiderCANDecisionJoe ThomasRSA
Match #622 AugAage SteenNORReferee stops contestHenri RichardsFRA
Match #722 AugLéon GilletFRAKnock-outFreddie WhitbreadGBR
Match #822 AugFred KolbergUSADecisionIvan SchannongDEN

Quarter-Finals

Date23 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #123 AugWilliam ClarkUSADecisionTrygve StokstadNOR
Match #223 AugAlex IrelandGBRDecisionAugust SuhrDEN
Match #323 AugBert SchneiderCANDecisionAage SteenNOR
Match #423 AugFred KolbergUSADisqualifiedLéon GilletFRA

Semi-Finals

Date23 August 1920
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #123 AugAlex IrelandGBRDecisionWilliam ClarkUSA
Match #223 AugBert SchneiderCANDecisionFred KolbergUSA

Final Round

Date24 August 1920
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/224 AugBert SchneiderCANDecisionAlex IrelandGBR
Match 3/424 AugFred KolbergUSAWalkoverWilliam ClarkUSA