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Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men

Date	16 – 20 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Vélodrome d'Hiver, Paris
Participants	30 from 22 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

Judge / Referee	Tommy Walker	GBR
Judge / Referee	Iain Colquhoun	GBR
Judge / Referee	Jack Angle	GBR
Judge / Referee	Harry Fowler	GBR
Judge / Referee	Harry Williams	GBR
Judge / Referee	Fred Dewen	GBR
Judge / Referee	Rube Warnes	GBR
Judge / Referee	Harry Chandley	GBR
Judge / Referee	Albert Bourdariat	FRA
Judge / Referee	Legendre	FRA
Judge / Referee	Morard	FRA
Judge / Referee	Schiff	FRA
Judge / Referee	Michel	FRA
Judge / Referee	Sebenq	FRA
Judge / Referee	François Devernaz	SUI
Judge / Referee	Ragnvald Gullaksen	NOR
Judge / Referee	Bernt Fjeldvig	NOR
Judge / Referee	F. Muldor	NED
Judge / Referee	J. Crono	NED
Judge / Referee	J. Coonen	NED
Judge / Referee	Robert Hallajo	SWE
Judge / Referee	Soderland	SWE
Judge / Referee	Carlo Volpi	ITA
Judge / Referee	Arturo Balestrieri	ITA
Judge / Referee	Mario Teodori	ITA
Judge / Referee	Carlo Lomazzi	ITA
Judge / Referee	Bia	BEL
Judge / Referee	Bernard Hertogs	BEL
Judge / Referee	Platteau	BEL
Judge / Referee	A. Van 't Hof	BEL
Judge / Referee	J. Riley	USA
Judge / Referee	Ben Levine	USA
Judge / Referee	Charles Mabbutt	USA
Judge / Referee	Herman Obbertubbesing	USA
Judge / Referee	John Souza	USA
Judge / Referee	Charles Ruffalo	USA
Judge / Referee	William Cuddy	USA
Judge / Referee	J. Long	CAN
Judge / Referee	Thomas Dean	RSA
Judge / Referee	E. Weston	RSA
Judge / Referee	Carl Weber	DEN
Judge / Referee	Juan Casanovas	ESP
Judge / Referee	Henri Babig	LUX

Hans Nielsen of Denmark had reached the last 16 of the featherweight event in Antwerp but was a much improved fighter in Paris. Winning four successive decisions, including victories over French and US opposition, he reached the final and faced Copello of Argentina. A close final was decided by the higher work-rate of the Dane, who became his country’s first Olympic boxing champion.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Hans Nielsen	DEN	Gold
2	Alfredo Copello	ARG	Silver
3	Fred Boylstein	USA	Bronze
4	Arnold Tholey	FRA
=5	Haakon Hansen	NOR
=5	Dick Beland	RSA
=5	Ben Rothwell	USA
=5	Alf Genon	BEL
=9	Vicente Valdero	ESP
=9	Charles Petersen	DEN
=9	Raymond Savignac	FRA
=9	Fernando Marfurt	ITA
=9	Colin Sinclair	AUS
=9	Julio César Nicolari	URU
=9	George Shorter	GBR
=9	Cliff Graham	CAN
=17	Ernests Gūtmanis	LAT
=17	Béla Lőwig	HUN
=17	Toni Eichholzer	AUT
=17	Mario Reilly	ARG
=17	Kristoffer Nilsen	NOR
=17	Walter White	GBR
=17	Zorobabel Rodríguez	CHI
=17	Michel Haddad	EGY
=17	Liberto Corney	URU
=17	Fernando De Petrillo	ITA
=17	Huub Baarsgarst	NED
=17	Pa Kelleher	IRL
=17	Gusty Laurent	LUX
=17	Charlie Purdy	NZL
DNS	Albert Holdt	DEN
DNS	C. de Poorter	FRA
DNS	Angelo Vaccari	ITA
DNS	Domingo Nadal	ESP
DNS	E. Schaeffer	LUX
DNS	George Gogay	GBR
DNS	J. Mathijsen	NED
DNS	J. Tuzolto	HUN
DNS	Jan Scheffers	NED
DNS	L. Demeesmacker	BEL
DNS	Royal Coffman	USA

Round One

Date	16 July 1924

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Jul	Hans Nielsen	DEN	Decision	Zorobabel Rodríguez	CHI
Match #2	16 Jul	Raymond Savignac	FRA	Decision	Fernando De Petrillo	ITA
Match #3	16 Jul	Haakon Hansen	NOR	Decision	Toni Eichholzer	AUT
Match #4	16 Jul	Charles Petersen	DEN	Decision	Gusty Laurent	LUX
Match #5	16 Jul	Fred Boylstein	USA
Match #6	16 Jul	George Shorter	GBR
Match #7	16 Jul	Alf Genon	BEL	Decision	Béla Lőwig	HUN
Match #8	16 Jul	Colin Sinclair	AUS	Decision	Huub Baarsgarst	NED
Match #9	16 Jul	Arnold Tholey	FRA	Decision	Charlie Purdy	NZL
Match #10	16 Jul	Julio César Nicolari	URU	Decision	Ernests Gūtmanis	LAT
Match #11	16 Jul	Dick Beland	RSA	Decision	Kristoffer Nilsen	NOR
Match #12	16 Jul	Vicente Valdero	ESP	Decision	Mario Reilly	ARG
Match #13	16 Jul	Alfredo Copello	ARG	Knock-out	Walter White	GBR
Match #14	16 Jul	Fernando Marfurt	ITA	Decision	Michel Haddad	EGY
Match #15	16 Jul	Ben Rothwell	USA	Knock-out	Pa Kelleher	IRL
Match #16	16 Jul	Cliff Graham	CAN	Decision	Liberto Corney	URU

Round Two

Date	17 July 1924
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	17 Jul	Hans Nielsen	DEN	Decision	Raymond Savignac	FRA
Match #2	17 Jul	Haakon Hansen	NOR	Decision	Charles Petersen	DEN
Match #3	17 Jul	Fred Boylstein	USA	Decision	George Shorter	GBR
Match #4	17 Jul	Alf Genon	BEL	Decision	Colin Sinclair	AUS
Match #5	17 Jul	Arnold Tholey	FRA	Decision	Julio César Nicolari	URU
Match #6	17 Jul	Dick Beland	RSA	Decision	Vicente Valdero	ESP
Match #7	17 Jul	Alfredo Copello	ARG	Decision	Fernando Marfurt	ITA
Match #8	17 Jul	Ben Rothwell	USA	Decision	Cliff Graham	CAN

Quarter-Finals

Date	18 July 1924
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Jul	Hans Nielsen	DEN	Decision	Haakon Hansen	NOR
Match #2	18 Jul	Fred Boylstein	USA	Decision	Alf Genon	BEL
Match #3	18 Jul	Arnold Tholey	FRA	Decision	Dick Beland	RSA
Match #4	18 Jul	Alfredo Copello	ARG	Decision	Ben Rothwell	USA

Semi-Finals

Date	19 July 1924
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Jul	Hans Nielsen	DEN	Decision	Fred Boylstein	USA
Match #2	19 Jul	Alfredo Copello	ARG	Decision	Arnold Tholey	FRA

Final Round

Date	20 July 1924

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	20 Jul	Hans Nielsen	DEN	Decision	Alfredo Copello	ARG
Match 3/4	20 Jul	Fred Boylstein	USA	Decision	Arnold Tholey	FRA