Date | 21 – 24 August 1920 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Feestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen | |
Participants | 11 from 6 countries | |
Format | Single elimination tournament. |
Although more excitement often accompanies the bigger weight classes, every match in the light-heavyweight division was decided by a decision. The winner was Eddie Eagan, who would later become a Rhodes Scholar and would also win a gold medal in bobsledding in the 1932 Olympic Winter Games. Through 2004, he remains the only athlete to have won gold medals in both the winter and summer Olympics. Eagan had been AAU Heavyweight Champion in 1919 and also won a title at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games, though strangely, in the middleweight class. Bronze medalist Harold Franks holds the distinction of being the only man to ever last three rounds against the 1920 heavyweight champion, Ronald Rawson.
Pos | Competitor | NOC | |||
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1 | Eddie Eagan | USA | Gold | ||
2 | Sverre Sørsdal | NOR | Silver | ||
3 | Harry Franks | GBR | Bronze | ||
4 | Hugh Brown | GBR | |||
=5 | Emil Andreasen | DEN | |||
=5 | Tom Holdstock | RSA | |||
=5 | Louis Piochelle | FRA | |||
=5 | Edwin Schell | USA | |||
=9 | Johan Clementz | NOR | |||
=9 | René Darbou | FRA | |||
=9 | Jim McGregor | RSA |
Date | 21 August 1920 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the second round. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 21 Aug | Tom Holdstock | RSA | Decision | Johan Clementz | NOR | |
Match #2 | 21 Aug | Eddie Eagan | USA | ||||
Match #3 | 21 Aug | Harry Franks | GBR | ||||
Match #4 | 21 Aug | Louis Piochelle | FRA | ||||
Match #5 | 21 Aug | Hugh Brown | GBR | ||||
Match #6 | 21 Aug | Emil Andreasen | DEN | ||||
Match #7 | 21 Aug | Sverre Sørsdal | NOR | Disqualified | René Darbou | FRA | |
Match #8 | 21 Aug | Edwin Schell | USA | Decision | Jim McGregor | RSA |
Date | 23 August 1920 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 23 Aug | Eddie Eagan | USA | Decision | Tom Holdstock | RSA | |
Match #2 | 23 Aug | Harry Franks | GBR | Decision | Louis Piochelle | FRA | |
Match #3 | 23 Aug | Hugh Brown | GBR | Decision | Emil Andreasen | DEN | |
Match #4 | 23 Aug | Sverre Sørsdal | NOR | Decision | Edwin Schell | USA |
Date | 23 August 1920 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final match. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 23 Aug | Eddie Eagan | USA | Decision | Harry Franks | GBR | |
Match #2 | 23 Aug | Sverre Sørsdal | NOR | Decision | Hugh Brown | GBR |
Date | 24 August 1920 |
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Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
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Match 1/2 | 24 Aug | Eddie Eagan | USA | Decision | Sverre Sørsdal | NOR | |
Match 3/4 | 24 Aug | Harry Franks | GBR | Walkover | Hugh Brown | GBR |