The Olympic rings, as they appeared in 1936

Light-Heavy-Weight - 79,378kg

 

OLYMPIC VICTOR: Roger Michelot (France)

Second: Richard Vogt (Germany)
Third: Francisco Risiglione (Argentina)

 

Entries and participation. Entered: 23 nations with 29 participants. Competed: 22 nations with 22 participants

 

1st Series - August 10th, Afternoon

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 1:  Børge Holm (DEN)  defeats  Paul Schweifer (AUT)  on pts.    T. St. J. Dean (RSA)   Sadlowski (GER), del Fante (ITA), Diehm (USA).
Bout 2:  Willem 'Wim' Fock (NED)  defeats  Yunlan Wang (CHI)  on pts.    Rusch (GER)   McLean (CAN), Vondrys (CZE), Berengier (EGY).
Bout 3:  Leslie Harley (AUS)  defeats  Walter van Bueren (SUI)  on pts.    Beck (AUT)   Kiss (HUN), Mansergh (GBR), Persson (SWE).
 
Night
Bout 4: František Havelka (CZE)  defeats  Pol Goffaux (BEL)  on pts.    Tage Bergman (SWE)   Impey (RSA), McLean (CAN), Diehm (USA).
Bout 5: Sydney Leibbrandt (RSA)  defeats  Jarl Johnsen (NOR)  on pts.    Rondini (URU)   Hegemann (GER), Driver (USA), Bourdariat (FRA).
Bout 6: Amin Mohammed (EGY)  defeats  Carl Vinciquera (USA)  on pts.    Eisner (HUN)   Zimmermann (GER), Alfred Overgaard (DEN), Dees (GBR).

 

2nd Series - August 11th, Afternoon

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 7:  Francisco Risiglione (ARG)  defeats  Jean-Pierre Graser (LUX)  on pts.    Stinger (GER)   Beck (AUT), Higginbottom (CAN), Madsen (DEN).
Bout 8:  Thomas Griffin (GBR)  defeats  Antonio Adipe (URU)  on pts.    del Fante (ITA)   Kage (JPN), Leif Bøhmer (NOR), Zimmermann (GER).
Bout 9:  Hannes Koivunen (FIN)  defeats  Oliver Shanks (CAN)  on pts.    Rusch (GER)   Vondrys (CZE), M. Vaisberg (FRA), Gustafson (SWE).
Bout 10: Richard Vogt (GER)  defeats  Erminio Bolzan (ITA)  on pts.    Russel (USA)   Stevenson (USA), Costas (ARG), Ritzi (SUI).
 
Night
Bout 11: Roger Michelot (FRA)  defeats  Erminio Quiroz (PER)  WO.      Quiroz did not appear in the ring
Bout 12: Børge Holm (DEN)  defeats  Willem 'Wim' Fock (NED)  on pts.    Emery (USA)   Konrad (AUT), Bruckmann (GER), Matsov (EST).
Bout 13: František Havelka (CZE)  defeats  Leslie Harley (AUS)  on pts.    M. Vaisberg (FRA)   Panne (GER), Berengier (EGY), Benjamin (USA).
Bout 14: Sydney Leibbrandt (RSA)  defeats  Amin Mohammed (EGY)  on pts.    Teodori (ITA)   Diehm (USA), Moossen (GER), Aureliu (RUM).

 

3rd Series - August 13th, Afternoon:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 15:  Francsico Risiglione (ARG)  defeats  Thomas 'Tom' Griffin (GBR)  on pts.    Tage Bergman (SWE)   James A. Lee (USA), Dermant (FRA), Hegemann (GER).
Bout 16:  Richard Vogt (GER)  defeats  Hannes Koivunen (FIN)  on pts.    Ritzi (SUI)   T. St. J. Dean (RSA), Stevenson (USA), Vondrys (CZE).
 
Night
Bout 17: Roger Michelot (FRA)  defeats  Børge Holm (DEN)  on pts.    Rondini (URU)   Diehm (USA), Schindler (ITA), Warnes (GBR).
Bout 18: Sydney Leibbrandt (RSA)  defeats  František Havelka (CZE)  on pts.    M. Vaisberg (FRA)   Leif Bøhmer (NOR), Kiss (HUN), James A. Lee (USA).

 

4th Series - August 14th, Afternoon:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 19:  Richard Vogt (GER)  defeats  Francisco Risiglione (ARG)  on pts.    Kiss (HUN)   de Backer (BEL), Tage Bergman (SWE), T. St. J. Dean (RSA).
 
Night
Bout 20: Roger Michelot (FRA)  defeats  Sydney Leibbrandt (RSA)  on pts.    Lovell (USA)   James A. Lee (USA), Kiss (HUN), Siljestrand (SWE).

 

Bout for the 3rd and 4th places - August 15th, Night:

Bout 21: Francisco Risiglione (ARG)  defeats  Sydney Leibbrandt (RSA)  WO.    bout not held (Leibbrandt injured).

 

Bout for the 1st and 2nd places - August 15th, Night:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 22:  Roger Michelot (FRA)  defeats  Richard Vogt (GER)  on pts.    Rostrom (RSA)   Stevenson (USA), Falony (BEL), Siljestrand (SWE).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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