Date | 21 – 24 August 1920 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Feestzaal, Koninklijke Zoölogische Maatschappij, Antwerpen | |
Participants | 18 from 11 countries | |
Format | Single elimination tournament. |
Albert “Bert” Schneider was a very unlikely champion. He was born in Cleveland as an American but moved to Montreal as an infant. In 1920 he won the Canadian amateur welterweight championship. He was selected for the Canadian team shortly after that, although he did not have Canadian citizenship. Rules for national representation at the Olympic Games were much looser in 1920. In the semi-finals, Schneider fought another American, Frederick Colberg, and defeated him easily. The finals were closer, and Schneider needed an extra round to win a decision over Alexander Ireland. After the Olympics, Schneider turned professional and fought about 75 fights, with only marginal success.
Winner of each match advanced to the second round.
Match #1 | Trygve Stokstad | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #2 | Roy Ingram | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #3 | William Clark | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #4 | Georges Werll | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #5 | Alex Ireland | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #6 | Willy Reichenbach | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #7 | August Suhr | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #8 | René Smet | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #9 | Bert Schneider | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #10 | Joe Thomas | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #11 | Aage Steen | ![]() | Dario Della Valle | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 3) |
Match #12 | Henri Richards | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #13 | Léon Gillet | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #14 | Freddie Whitbread | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #15 | Fred Kolberg | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #16 | Ivan Schannong | ![]() | Johannes Heuckelbach | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #1 | Trygve Stokstad | ![]() | Roy Ingram | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #2 | William Clark | ![]() | Georges Werll | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #3 | Alex Ireland | ![]() | Willy Reichenbach | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #4 | August Suhr | ![]() | René Smet | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #5 | Bert Schneider | ![]() | Joe Thomas | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #6 | Aage Steen | ![]() | Henri Richards | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 3) |
Match #7 | Léon Gillet | ![]() | Freddie Whitbread | ![]() | Knock Out (Round 3) |
Match #8 | Fred Kolberg | ![]() | Ivan Schannong | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | William Clark | ![]() | Trygve Stokstad | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #2 | Alex Ireland | ![]() | August Suhr | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #3 | Bert Schneider | ![]() | Aage Steen | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #4 | Fred Kolberg | ![]() | Léon Gillet | ![]() | Disqualified (Round 4) |
Winner of each match advanced to the final match.
Match #1 | Alex Ireland | ![]() | William Clark | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match #2 | Bert Schneider | ![]() | Fred Kolberg | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match 1/2 | Bert Schneider | ![]() | Alex Ireland | ![]() | Decision (– - –) |
Match 3/4 | Fred Kolberg | ![]() | William Clark | ![]() | Walkover |