- Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from 34 nations weighed-in and boxing was held eight nights and five afternoons. The boxing schedule began onNovember 23 and ended onDecember 1 . Ten boxing events (all men's individual) were contested.Medal table
First Round
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Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def.Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS
*Robert Bath (AUS) def.Hemapala Jayasuriya (CEY), PTSecond Round
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Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def.Boris Stiepanov (URS), KO-3
*Mario Sitri (ITA) def.Ahmad Rashid (PAK), PTS
*Owen Reilly (GBR) def.Daniel Hellebuyck (BEL), PTS
*Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def.Henrik Ottesen (DEN), KO-2
*Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def.Zenon Stefaniuk (POL), PTS
*Eder Jofre (BRA) def.Thein Myint (BUR), PTS
*Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG) def.Vichai Limcharern (THA), PTS
*Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def.Robert Bath (AUS), PTSQuarterfinals
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Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def.Mario Sitri (ITA), PTS
*Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def.Owen Reilly (GBR), PTS
*Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def.Eder Jofre (BRA), PTS
*Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def.Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTSemifinals
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Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def.Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS
*Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def.Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTSFinal
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Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def.Song Soon-Chung (KOR), PTSFeatherweight (57 kg)
* 18 participants from 18 nations
First Round
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Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def.Terrence Oung (BUR), PTS
* Hans Pedersen (DEN) def. Carlos Rodríguez (VEN), PTS
*Antonio Marcilla (ARG) def.Chune Pattapongse (THA), KO-1
*Leopold Potesil (AUT) def.Celestino Pinto (BRA), PTS
*Franco Nenci (ITA) def.Rehmat Gul (PAK), KO-3
*Willi Roth (FRG) def.Thomas Schuster (FIJ), PTSecond Round
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Claude Saluden (FRA) def. Henry Perry (IRL), PTS
*Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def.Leszek Drogosz (POL), PTS
*Henry Loubscher (RSA) def.Leslie Mason (CAN), PTS
* Joseph Shaw (USA) def.Max Carlos (AUS), PTS
*Hwang Ei-Kyung (KOR) def.Manuel de los Santos (PHI), DSQ-2
*Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Hans Pedersen (DEN), PTS
*Antonio Marcilla (ARG) def.Leopold Potesil (AUT), PTS
*Franco Nenci (ITA) def.Willi Roth (FRG), PTSQuarterfinals
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Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def.Claude Saluden (FRA), PTS
*Henry Loubscher (RSA) def. Joseph Shaw (USA), PTS
*Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def.Hwang Ei-Kyung (KOR), PTS
*Franco Nenci (ITA) def.Antonio Marcilla (ARG), PTSemifinals
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Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def.Henry Loubscher (RSA), PTS
*Franco Nenci (ITA) def.Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU), PTSFinal
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Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def.Franco Nenci (ITA), PTSWelterweight (67 kg)
* 16 participants from 16 nations
First Round
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Giulio Rinaldi (ITA) def.Christian Andersen (DEN), PTS*
Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def.Ralph Hosack (CAN), PTS
*Dieter Wemhöner (FRG) def.Ronald Redrup (GBR), PTS
*Victor Zalazar (ARG) def.Stig Sjölin (SWE), PTS*
Július Torma (CZE) def.Howard Richter (AUS), PTS
*Ramón Tapia (CHI) def.Zbigniew Piórkowski (POL), KO-1Quarterfinals
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Gilbert Chapron (FRA) def.Roger Rouse (USA), PTS
*Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def.Giulio Rinaldi (ITA), walk-over
*Victor Zalazar (ARG) def.Dieter Wemhöner (FRG), PTS*
Ramón Tapia (CHI) def.Július Torma (CZE), KO-2emifinals
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Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def.Victor Zalazar (ARG), KO-2
*Ramón Tapia (CHI) def.Gilbert Chapron (FRA), PTSFinal
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Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def.Ramón Tapia (CHI), KO-1Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
* 11 participants from 11 nations
First Round
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Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL) def.Lennart Risberg (SWE), KO-3
*Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def.Petrus van Vuuren (SAF), PTS
*Ottavio Panunzi (ITA) def.Gerald Collins (CAN), PTSQuarterfinals
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Romualdas Marauskas (URS) def.Anthony Madigan (AUS), PTS
* James Boyd (USA) def.Rodolfo Díaz (ARG), PTS
*Carlos Lucas (CHI) def.Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL), PTS
*Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def.Ottavio Panunzi (ITA), PTSemifinals
* James Boyd (USA) def.
Romualdas Marauskas (URS), PTS
*Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def.Carlos Lucas (CHI), PTSFinal
* James Boyd (USA) def.
Gheorghe Negrea (ROU), PTSHeavyweight (91 kg)
* 11 participants from 11 nations
First Round
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Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def.Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS
*Thorner Ahsman (SWE) def.Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3
*Lev Mukhin (URS) def.Bozhko Lozanov (BUL), KO-3Quarterfinals
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Daniel Bekker (SAF) def.José Giorgetti (ARG), KO-1
*Pete Rademacher (USA) def.Josef Němec (CZE), KO-2
*Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def.Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS
*Lev Mukhin (URS) def.Thorner Ahsman (SWE), KO-1emifinals
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Pete Rademacher (USA) def.Daniel Bekker (SAF), KO-3
*Lev Mukhin (URS) def.Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3Final
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Pete Rademacher (USA) def.Lev Mukhin (URS), KO-1References
* [http://www.aafla.com/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf Official results]
* [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/OlympicGames1956.html Amateur Boxing]
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