Oliver Kirk
American boxer (1884–1960)
奥利弗·柯克 · オリバー・カーク
- Born
- 20 April 1884, Beatrice
- Died
- 14 March 1960, St. Louis
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- featherweight, bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Weight
- 52 kg (115 lb)
- Recorded fight record
- 2 wins, 9 losses
Oliver Leonard Kirk (April 20, 1884 – March 14, 1960) was an American bantamweight and featherweight professional boxer who won two gold medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Beatrice, Nebraska and died in St. Louis, Missouri.
Kirk is the only boxer in Olympic history to ever win two gold medals in two separate weight divisions at the same Olympics. He won gold in the featherweight and lost almost 10 pounds in under two weeks and also won gold in the bantamweight category. Kirk only had to win two fights to capture his two gold medals, in the bantamweight class only two boxers competed. In the featherweight class there were three boxers with Kirk earning the bye in the first round.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – bantamweight | 1st place (gold) | |
| boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – featherweight | 1st place (gold) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q459418 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.