Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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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 heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Pete Rademacher United States
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| Silver | Lev Mukhin Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Daniel Bekker South Africa
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| Bronze | Giacomo Bozzano Italy
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Results
First round
- Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS
- Törner Åhsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3
- Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Bozhil Lozanov (BUL), RTD-3
Quarterfinals
- Daniel Bekker (RSA) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), RSC-1
- Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Josef Němec (CZE), RSC-2
- Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS
- Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1
Semifinals
- Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (RSA), RSC-3
- Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3
Final
- Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Lev Mukhin (URS), RSC-1
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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