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Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested. Only USA boxers competed. The contestants of the lower class could also compete in the higher class. So Oliver Kirk is the one and only boxer who has won two gold medals in the same Olympics. George Finnegan , Harry Spanger and Charles Mayer managed to win one gold and one silver medal and Jack Eagan one silver and one bronze medal. They are unique in olympic boxing history.

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Flyweight (47.6 kg / 105 lb)

PosAthlete
1George Finnegan (USA)
2Miles Burke (USA)

Only two boxers competed.

Bantamweight (52.2 kg / 115 lb)

PosAthlete
1Oliver Kirk (USA)
2George Finnegan (USA)

Only two boxers competed.

Featherweight (56.7 kg / 125 lb)

PosAthlete
1Oliver Kirk (USA)
2Frank Haller (USA)
3Fred Gilmore (USA)

Lightweight (61.2 kg / 135.5 lb)

PosAthlete
1Harry Spanger (USA)
2Jack Eagan (USA)
3Russell Van Horn (USA)

Welterweight (65.8 kg / 145 lb)

PosAthlete
1Albert Young (USA)
2Harry Spanger (USA)
3Jack Eagan (USA)
3Joseph Lydon (USA)

Middleweight (71.7 kg / 158 lb)

PosAthlete
1Charles Mayer (USA)
2Benjamin Spradley (USA)

Only two boxers competed.

Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg / 158 lb)

PosAthlete
1Samuel Berger (USA)
2Charles Mayer (USA)
3William Michaels (USA)
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