At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. All of the boxing was conducted on October 27. The event was held in the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell, East London.
There were three rounds in each bout, with the first two rounds being three minutes long and the last one going four minutes. Two judges scored the match, giving 5 points to the better boxer in each of the first two rounds and 7 to the better boxer in the third round. Marks were given to the other boxer in proportion to how well he did compared to the better. If the judges were not agreed on a winner at the end of the bout, the referee could either choose the winner or order a fourth round.
Medal summary[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (-52.6 kg / 116 lb) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A. Henry Thomas Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Condon Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Webb Great Britain (GBR) |
| Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Gunn Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Morris Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hugh Roddin Great Britain (GBR) |
| Lightweight (-63.5 kg / 140 lb) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick Grace Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick Spiller Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Johnson Great Britain (GBR) |
| Middleweight (-71.7 kg / 158 lb) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Douglas Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Reginald Baker Australasia (ANZ) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Philo Great Britain (GBR) |
| Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg/158 lb) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albert Oldman Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sydney Evans Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick Parks Great Britain (GBR) |
Participating nations[]
A total of 42 boxers from 4 nations competed at the London Games:
- File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Australasia (1)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (2)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (7)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (32)
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Australasia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References[]
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Boxing 1908". Accessed 8 April 2006. Available electronically at [1].
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