Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

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Light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueWest Melbourne Stadium
Dates24 November – 1 December
Competitors22 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Yengibaryan  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Franco Nenci  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Constantin Dumitrescu  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henry Loubscher  South Africa
← 1952
1960 →

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]

Medalists

Gold Vladimir Yengibaryan
 Soviet Union
Silver Franco Nenci
 Italy
Bronze Constantin Dumitrescu
 Romania
Bronze Henry Loubscher
 South Africa

Results

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. ^ "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.