The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.[1]
| Light welterweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Vladimir Yengibaryan Soviet Union
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| Silver | Franco Nenci Italy
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| Bronze | Constantin Dumitrescu Romania
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| Bronze | Henry Loubscher South Africa
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Results edit
First round edit
- Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Terrence Oung (BUR), PTS
- Hans Pedersen (DEN) def. Carlos Rodríguez (VEN), PTS
- Antonio Marcilla (ARG) def. Chune Pattapong (THA), RSC-1
- Leopold Potesil (AUT) def. Celestino Pinto (BRA), PTS
- Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Gul Rehmat (PAK), RSC-3
- Willi Roth (FRG) def. Thomas Schuster (FIJ), PTS
Second round edit
- Claude Saluden (FRA) def. Harry 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 Ui-gyeong (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 edit
- 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 edit
- Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Henry Loubscher (RSA), PTS
- Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU), PTS
Final edit
- Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Franco Nenci (ITA), PTS
References edit
- ^ "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.