OLYMPIC BOXING 6: 1932 OLYMPICS AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

The 1932 Summer Olympics was held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games coincided with the worldwide Great Depression, with some nations not traveling to Los Angeles as a result the number of countries were depleted to 37 countries compared to the 46 who competed at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.

Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from August 9 to 13.

A total of 85 boxers from 18 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

Argentina (8)

Canada (7)

Denmark (2)

Finland (2)

France (6)

Germany (8)

Great Britain (3)

Greece (1)

Hungary (2)

Ireland (4)

Italy (8)

Japan (5)

Mexico (6)

New Zealand (3)

Philippines (4)

South Africa (5)

Sweden (3)

United States (8)

The Filipino boxers who competed were John Gray, José Villanueva, José Padilla Jr., and Carlos Padilla Sr. Villanueva won the bronze medal in the bantamweight class after winning the fight for third place against American Joseph Lang.

These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles:

Flyweight

(−50.8 kg / 112 lb)

Gold - István Énekes (Hungary)

Silver - Francisco Cabañas (Mexico)

Bronze - Louis Salica (United States)

Bantamweight

(−53.5 kg / 118 lb)

Gold - Horace Gwynne (Canada)

Silver - Hans Ziglarski (Germany)

Bronze - José Villanueva (Philippines)

Featherweight

(−57.2 kg / 126 lb)

Gold - Carmelo Robledo (Argentina)

Silver - Josef Schleinkofer (Germany)

Bronze - Allan Carlsson (Sweden)

Lightweight

(−61.2 kg / 135 lb)

Gold - Lawrence Stevens (South Africa)

Silver - Thure Ahlqvis (Sweden)

Bronze - Nathan Bor (United States)

Welterweight

(−66.7 kg / 147 lb)

Gold - Edward Flynn (United States)

Silver - Erich Campe (Germany)

Bronze - Bruno Ahlberg (Finland)

Middleweight

(−72.6 kg / 160 lb)

Gold - Carmen Barth (United States)

Silver - Amado Azar (Argentina)

Bronze - Ernest Peirce (South Africa)

Light heavyweight

(−79.4 kg / 175 lb)

Gold - David Carstens (South Africa)

Silver - Gino Ross ( Italy)

Bronze - Peter Jørgensen (Denmark)

Heavyweight

(over 79.4 kg/175 lb)

Gold - Santiago Lovell (Argentina)

Silver - Luigi Rovati (Italy)

Bronze - Frederick Feary (United States)

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 Argentina (ARG) 2 1 0 3

2 United States (USA) 2 0 3 5

3 South Africa (RSA) 2 0 1 3

4 Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1

5 Hungary (HUN) 1 0 0 1

6 Germany (GER) 0 3 0 3

7 Italy (ITA) 0 2 0 2

8 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 1 2

9 Mexico (MEX) 0 1 0 1

10 Denmark (DEN) 0 0 1 1

11 Finland (FIN) 0 0 1 1

12 Philippines (PHI) 0 0 1 1

Photo: Horace Gwynn of Canada, gold medalist in the bantamweight division at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.