Middle-Weight - 72,574kg

OLYMPIC VICTOR: Jean Despeaux (France)

Second: Henry Tiller (Norway)
Third: Raúl Vicente Villareal (Argentina)

- Henry Tiller, silver -

 

- Despeaux and Tiller battle it out for the Olympic gold -

- Despeaux (gold), Tiller (silver) and Villareal (bronze) -

Entries and participation. Entered: 20 nations with 27 participants. Competed: 19 nations with 19 participants

1st Series • August 11th • Afternoon: 

								Referee:	Judges:
	Bout 1:	Adolf Baumgarten	(GER)	defeats	Alfred Fleury	(SUI)	on pts.	A. Forray (HUN)	Aureliu (RUM), del Fante (ITA), Impey (RSA).
	Night
	Bout 2:	Henry Tiller	(NOR)	defeats	Edward Peltz	(RSA)	on pts.	Emery (USA)	A. Forray (HUN), Teodori (ITA), Bergström (NED).
	Bout 3:	Richard Shrimpton	(GBR)	defeats	Kuai Ti Chin	(CHI)	KO.	Schröder (GER)	Bloom (USA), Bourdariat (FRA), Alfred Overgaard (DEN).

- Shrimpton was only disqualified after knocking down Chin; the disqualification was then annulled.

2nd Series - August 12th, Afternoon:

								Referee:	Judges:
	Bout 4:	Raúl Villarreal	(ARG)	defeats	Hans Zehetmaier	(AUT)	on pts.	Emery (USA)	Persson (SWE), Rostrom (RSA), Bielewics (POL),
	Bout 5:	Gerardus Dekkers	(NED)	defeats	Gunnar Andreasen	(DEN)	on pts.	M. Vaisberg (FRA)	Higginbottom (CAN), de Backer (BEL), Konrad (AUT).
	Bout 6:	Joself Hrubeš	(CZE)	defeats	Lajos Szigeti	(HUN)	on pts.	Russel (USA)	Gustafson (SWE), Warnes (GBR), Madsen (DEN).
	Bout 7:	Jean Despeaux	(FRA)	defeats	Juan Bregliano	(URU)	on pts.	Bergström (NED)	Bruckmann (GER), Mansergh (GBR), James A. Lee (USA).
	Night
	Bout 8:	James Clark	(USA)	defeats	Bruno Ahlberg	(FIN)	on pts.	Mansergh (GBR)	Bergström (NED), Leif Bøhmer (NOR), Bielewics (POL).
	Bout 9:	Henryk Chmielewski	(POL)	defeats	Jean de Schryver	(BEL)	on pts.	Tage Bergman (SWE)	Kage (JPN), Impey (RSA), Bergström (NED).
	Bout 10:	Henry Tiller	(NOR)	defeats	Richard Shrimpton	(GBR)	on pts.	Sänger (GER)	Eisner (HUN), Teodori (ITA), Rondini (URU).
	Bout 11:	Adolf Baumgarten	(GER)	defeats	Benito Totti	(ITA)	on pts.	Jackson (GBR)	Persson (SWE), Bruzzone (URU), McLean (CAN).

- Tiller was scheduled to meet Chin (China) in bout 11, but Shrimpton's disqualification was voided, since it was given after Chin had been KO'd. Shrimpton had been picked for the Olympic team over Alfred Shawyer, the current Great Britain champ, who had previously beaten Tiller in Oslo.

3rd Series - August 13th, Afternoon:

								Referee:	Judges:
	Bout 12:	Raúl Villarreal	(ARG)	defeats	Gerardus Dekkers	(NED)	on pts.	Emery (USA)	Bruckmann (GER), Bourdariat (FRA), Schindler (ITA).
	Bout 13:	Jean Despeaux	(FRA)	defeats	Josef Hrubeš	(CZE)	on pts.	Rondini (URU)	Koprowski (POL), Siljestrand (SWE), Diehm (USA).
	Night
	Bout 14:	Henryk Chmielewski	(POL)	defeats	James Clark	(USA)	on pts.	Ritzi (SUI)	Impey (RSA), Kage (JPN), Haakon Winther (NOR).
	Bout 15:	Henry Tiller	(NOR)	defeats	Adolf Baumgarten	(GER)	on pts.	Lovell (USA)	McLean (CAN), Matsov (EST), Ritzi (SUI).

4th Series - August 14th, Afternoon:

								Referee:	Judges:
	Bout 16:	Jean Despeaux	(FRA)	defeats	Raúl Villarreal	(ARG)	on pts.	Teodori (ITA)	Diehm (USA), Impey (RSA), Gustafson (SWE).
	Night
	Bout 17:	Henry Tiller	(NOR)	defeats	Henryk Chmielewski	(POL)	on pts.	Engel (GER)	Rondini (URU), Impey (RSA), Warnes (GBR).

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

	Bout 18:	Raúl Villarreal	(ARG)	defeats	Henryk Chmielewski	(POL)	WO.	bout not held (Chmielewski injured).

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

								Referee:	Judges:
	Bout 19:	Jean Despeaux	(FRA)	defeats	Henry Tiller	(NOR)	on pts.	Rondini (URU)	Eisner (HUN), Zimmermann (GER), Impey (South Africa).

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