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Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight

Heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'hiver
Dates July 16–20
Competitors 15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Otto von Porat
 Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Søren Petersen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alfredo Porzio
 Argentina
← 1920
1928 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Otto von Porat
 Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Søren Petersen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alfredo Porzio
 Argentina

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, July 16, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924.

Fifteen boxers from eleven nations competed.


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