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.

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• 19 participants from 19 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Terence Spinks	Great Britain
	Mircea Dobrescu	Romania
	John Caldwell	Ireland
	René Libeer	France

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 (ROM) def. Federico Bonus (PHI), on points

• Ray Perez (USA) def. Frantisek 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 (ROM) 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 (ROM) def. John Caldwell (IRL), on points

• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. René Libeer (FRA), on points

Final

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

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Bantamweight (54 kg)

• 18 participants from 18 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Wolfgang Behrendt	United Team of Germany
	Song Soon-Chung	South Korea
	Claudio Barrientos	Chile
	Frederick Gilroy	Ireland

First Round

• Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS

• Robert Bath (AUS) def. Hemapala 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-Chung (KOR) def. Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS

• Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def. Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTS

Final

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

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Featherweight (57 kg)

• 18 participants from 18 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Vladimir Safronov	Soviet Union
	Thomas Nicholls	Great Britain
	Henryk Niedzwiecki	Poland
	Pentti Hämäläinen	Finland

First Round

• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Martin Smyth (IRL), PTS

• Bernard Schröter (GDR) def. Paulino Melendez (PHI), PTS

Second Round

• Henryk Niedzwiedzki (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 Niedzwiedzki (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 Niedzwiedzki (POL), PTS

• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN), PTS

Final

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

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Lightweight (60 kg)

• 18 participants from 18 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Richard McTaggart	Great Britain
	Harry Kurschat	United Team of Germany
	Anatoly Lagetko	Soviet Union
	Anthony Byrne	Ireland

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

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Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

• 22 participants from 22 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Vladimir Yengibaryan	Soviet Union
	Franco Nenci	Italy
	Constantin Dumitrescu	Romania
	Henry Loubscher	South Africa

First Round

• Constantin Dumitrescu (ROM) 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 (ROM) 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 (ROM) 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 (ROM), PTS

Final

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

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Welterweight (67 kg)

• 16 participants from 16 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Nicolae Linca	Romania
	Fred Tiedt	Ireland
	Kevin Hogarth	Australia
	Nicholas Gargano	Great Britain

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 (ROM) 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 (ROM) def. Nicholas Andre (RSA), PTS

• Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Francisco Gelabert (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Kevin Hogarth (AUS), PTS

• Nicolae Linca (ROM) def. Nicholas Gargano (GBR), PTS

Final

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

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Light Middleweight (71 kg)

• 14 participants from 14 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	László Papp	Hungary
	José Torres	United States
	John McCormack	Great Britain
	Zbigniew Pietrzykowski	Poland

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

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Middleweight (75 kg)

• 14 participants from 14 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Gennadi Schatkov	Soviet Union
	Ramón Tapia	Chile
	Gilbert Chabron	France
	Victor Zalazar	Argentina

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

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Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

• 11 participants from 11 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	James Boyd	United States
	Gheorghe Negrea	Romania
	Carlos Lucas	Chile
	Romualdas Murauskas	Soviet Union

First Round

• Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL) def. Lennart Risberg (SWE), KO-3

• Gheorghe Negrea (ROM) def. Petrus van Vuuren (SAF), PTS

• Ottavio Panunzi (ITA) def. Gerald Collins (CAN), PTS

Quarterfinals

• 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 (ROM) def. Ottavio Panunzi (ITA), PTS

Semifinals

• James Boyd (USA) def. Romualdas Marauskas (URS), PTS

• Gheorghe Negrea (ROM) def. Carlos Lucas (CHI), PTS

Final

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

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Heavyweight (91 kg)

• 11 participants from 11 nations

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Pete Rademacher	United States
	Lev Mukhine	Soviet Union
	Daniel Bekker	South Africa
	Giacomo Bozzano	Italy

First Round

• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS

• Thorner Ahsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3

• Lev Mukhine (URS) def. Bozhko Lozanov (BUL), KO-3

Quarterfinals

• Daniel Bekker (SAF) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), KO-1

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Josef Nemec (CZE), KO-2

• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS

• Lev Mukhine (URS) def. Thorner Ahsman (SWE), KO-1

Semifinals

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (SAF), KO-3

• Lev Mukhine (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3

Final

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

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References

• Official results
• Amateur Boxing