Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1956 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 on November 23 and ended on December 1. Ten boxing events (all men's individual) were contested.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	3	1	2	6
2	Great Britain (GBR)	2	1	2	5
3	United States (USA)	2	1	0	3
4	Romania (ROU)	1	2	1	4
5	United Team of Germany (EUA)	1	1	0	2
6	Hungary (HUN)	1	0	0	1
7	Ireland (IRL)	0	1	3	4
8	Chile (CHI)	0	1	2	3
9	Italy (ITA)	0	1	1	2
10	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	0	1
11	France (FRA)	0	0	2	2
	Poland (POL)	0	0	2	2
	South Africa (RSA)	0	0	2	2
14	Argentina (ARG)	0	0	1	1
	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• 19 participants from 19 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Terence Spinks	GBR
	Mircea Dobrescu	ROU
	John Caldwell	IRL
	René Libeer	FRA

First round

• Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Edgar Basel (FRG), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Samuel Harris (PAK), on points
• Abel Laudonio (ARG) def. Albert Ludick (RSA), on points

Second round

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Federico Bonus (PHI), on points
• Ray Perez (USA) def. František Majdloch (CZE), on points
• John Caldwell (IRL) def. Yai Shwe (BUR), on knock-out (3rd round)
• Warner Batchelor (AUS) def. Henryk Kukier (POL), on points
• Kenji Yonekura (JPN) def. Phachon Muangson (THA), on points
• René Libeer (FRA) def. Pyo Hyun-Ki (KOR), on points
• Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Salvatore Burruni (ITA), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Abel Laudonio (ARG), on points

Quarterfinals

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Ray Perez (USA), on points
• John Caldwell (IRL) def. Warner Batchelor (AUS), on points
• René Libeer (FRA) def. Kenji Yonekura (JPN), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Vladimir Stolnikov (URS), on points

Semifinals

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. John Caldwell (IRL), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. René Libeer (FRA), on points

Final

• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Mircea Dobrescu (ROU), on points

Bantamweight (54 kg)

• 18 participants from 18 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Wolfgang Behrendt	EUA
	Song Soon-Chun	KOR
	Claudio Barrientos	CHI
	Frederick Gilroy	IRL

First round

• Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS
• Robert Bath (AUS) def. Hempala Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS

Second round

• 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), PTS

Quarterfinals

• 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-Chun (KOR) def. Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS
• Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTS

Final

• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Song Soon-Chun (KOR), PTS

Featherweight (57 kg)

• 18 participants from 18 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Vladimir Safronov	URS
	Thomas Nicholls	GBR
	Henryk Niedźwiedzki	POL
	Pentti Hämäläinen	FIN

First round

• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Martin Smyth (IRL), PTS
• Bernard Schröter (GDR) def. Paulino Melendez (PHI), PTS

Second round

• Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Leonard Leisching (RSA), PTS
• Tristan Falfán (ARG) def. Maurice White (PAK), KO-2
• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Agostino Cossia (ITA), PTS
• Andre de Souza (FRA) def. Nontasilp Thayansilp (THA), PTS
• Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN) def. Yai Chit (BUR), PTS
• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Noel Hazard (AUS), PTS
• Jan Zachara (TCH) def. Dong-Hun Chung (KOR), PTS
• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Bernard Schröter (GDR), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Tristan Falfán (ARG), KO-1
• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Andre de Souza (FRA), PTS
• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN), PTS
• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Jan Zachara (TCH), PTS

Semifinals

• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL), PTS
• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN), PTS

Final

• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Thomas Nicholls (GBR), PTS

Lightweight (60 kg)

• 18 participants from 18 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Richard McTaggart	GBR
	Harry Kurschat	EUA
	Anatoly Lagetko	URS
	Anthony Byrne	IRL

First round

• Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN) def. Thomas Donovan (NZL), PTS
• Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Francisco Nuñez (ARG), PTS

Second round

• Zygmunt Milewski (POL) def. Pentti Niinivuori (FIN), PTS
• Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Celedonio Espinosa (PHI), PTS
• Louis Molina (USA) def. William Griffiths (AUS), PTS
• Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Josef Chovanec (TCH), DSQ-3
• Andre Vairolatto (FRA) def. Do Sun-Baik (KOR), KO-2
• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Chandrasena Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS
• Edward Beattie (CAN) def. Sub Chundakovsolya (THA), PTS
• Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Zygmunt Milewski (POL), KO-3
• Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Louis Molina (USA), PTS
• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Andre Vairolatto (FRA), PTS
• Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Edward Beattie (CAN), PTS

Semifinals

• Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Anthony Byrne (IRL), PTS
• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Anatoly Lagetko (URS), PTS

Final

• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Harry Kurschat (FRG), PTS

Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

• 22 participants from 22 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Vladimir Yengibaryan	URS
	Franco Nenci	ITA
	Constantin Dumitrescu	ROU
	Henry Loubscher	RSA

First round

• 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), PTS

Second round

• 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), PTS

Quarterfinals

• 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), PTS

Semifinals

• Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Henry Loubscher (RSA), PTS
• Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU), PTS

Final

• Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Franco Nenci (ITA), PTS

Welterweight (67 kg)

• 16 participants from 16 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Nicolae Linca	ROU
	Fred Tiedt	IRL
	Kevin Hogarth	AUS
	Nicholas Gargano	GBR

First round

• András Dori (HUN) def. Hussain Bait (PAK), PTS
• Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def. Graham Finlay (NZL), PTS
• Pearce Allen Lane (USA) def. Enrique Tovar (VEN), PTS
• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Tadeusz Walasek (POL), PTS
• Nicholas Andre (RSA) def. Shih Chuan Len (THA), PTS
• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Hector Hatch (FIJ), PTS
• Francisco Gelabert (ARG) def. Walter Kozak (CAN), PTS
• Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Eduard Borysov (URS), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def. András Dori (HUN), PTS
• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Pearce Allen Lane (USA), PTS
• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Nicholas Andre (RSA), PTS
• Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Francisco Gelabert (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Kevin Hogarth (AUS), PTS
• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Nicholas Gargano (GBR), PTS

Final

• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Fred Tiedt (IRL), PTS

Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• 14 participants from 14 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	László Papp	HUN
	José Torres	USA
	John McCormack	GBR
	Zbigniew Pietrzykowski	POL

First round

• Boris Nikolov (BUL) def. Muhammad Safdar (PAK), PTS
• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Richard Karpov (URS), PTS
• Ulrich Kienast (FRG) def. James Montgomery (CAN), PTS
• John McCormack (GBR) def. Alexander Webster (RSA), PTS
• José Torres (USA) def. Peter Read (AUS), PTS
• Franco Scisciani (ITA) def. Eugene Legrand (FRA), PTS

Quarterfinals

• László Papp (HUN) def. Alberto Saenz (ARG), KO-3
• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Boris Nikolov (BUL), PTS
• John McCormack (GBR) def. Ulrich Kienast (FRG), KO-3
• José Torres (USA) def. Franco Scisciani (ITA), PTS

Semifinals

• László Papp (HUN) def. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL), PTS
• José Torres (USA) def. John McCormack (GBR), PTS

Final

• László Papp (HUN) def. José Torres (USA), PTS

Middleweight (75 kg)

• 14 participants from 14 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Gennadi Schatkov	URS
	Ramón Tapia	CHI
	Gilbert Chapron	FRA
	Victor Zalazar	ARG

First round

• 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-1

Quarterfinals

• 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-2

Semifinals

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Victor Zalazar (ARG), KO-2
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Gilbert Chapron (FRA), PTS

Final

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ramón Tapia (CHI), KO-1

Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

• 11 participants from 11 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	James Boyd	USA
	Gheorghe Negrea	ROU
	Carlos Lucas	CHI
	Romualdas Murauskas	URS

First round

• 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), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Romualdas Murauskas (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), PTS

Semifinals

• James Boyd (USA) def. Romualdas Murauskas (URS), PTS
• Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Carlos Lucas (CHI), PTS

Final

• James Boyd (USA) def. Gheorghe Negrea (ROU), PTS

Heavyweight (81+ kg)

• 11 participants from 11 nations

Rank	Name Athlete	Country
	Pete Rademacher	USA
	Lev Mukhin	URS
	Daniel Bekker	RSA
	Giacomo Bozzano	ITA

First round

• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS
• Törner Åhsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Bozhko Lozanov (BUL), KO-3

Quarterfinals

• Daniel Bekker (RSA) 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. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1

Semifinals

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (RSA), KO-3
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3

Final

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Lev Mukhin (URS), KO-1

References

• Official results
• Amateur Boxing