Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 26 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Light welterweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Light middleweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Light heavyweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Results
2.1 First round
2.2 Quarterfinals
2.3 Semifinals
2.4 Final
3 References
Medalists
Gold | Gennadi Schatkov Soviet Union |
Silver | Ramón Tapia Chile |
Bronze | Gilbert Chapron France |
Bronze | Victor Zalazar Argentina |
Results
First round
Giulio Rinaldi (ITA) def. Jens 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
References
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