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

First Round

* Song Soon-Chung (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS
* Robert Bath (AUS) def. Hemapala Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS

econd 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

emifinals

* 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

Featherweight (57 kg)

* 18 participants from 18 nations

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

econd 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

emifinals

* 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

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

emifinals

* 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

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 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), PTS

emifinals

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

Final

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

Heavyweight (91 kg)

* 11 participants from 11 nations

First Round

* 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-3

Quarterfinals

* 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-1

emifinals

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

Final

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

References

* [http://www.aafla.com/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf Official results]
* [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/OlympicGames1956.html Amateur Boxing]