The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms. The competition was held from Saturday, 7 August 1948 to Friday, 13 August 1948. Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations competed.[1]
| Men's Flyweight at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 7–12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
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Prior to the competition beginning, eventual gold medallist Pascual Perez was disqualified for being overweight. It was quickly discovered that officials had confused Perez with his bantamweight teammate Arnoldo Pares, and he was reinstated back into the competition.[2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Pascual Pérez Argentina
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Spartaco Bandinelli Italy
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Han Soo-ann South Korea
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Results edit
References edit
- ^ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 166. ISBN 0140066322.
External links edit
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 November 2008.