Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 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 lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | |
| Silver | Harry Kurschat United Team of Germany
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| Bronze | Anatoly Lagetko Soviet Union
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| Bronze |
Results
First round
- Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN) def. Paddy Donovan (NZL), PTS
- Francisco Nuñez(ARG), PTS
Second round
- Zygmunt Milewski (POL) def. Pentti Niinivuori (FIN), PTS
- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Celedonio Espinosa (PHI), PTS
- Luis Molina (USA) def. William Griffiths (AUS), PTS
- Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Josef Chovanec(TCH), DSQ-3
- André Vairolatto (FRA) def. Baek Do-seon (KOR), RTD-2
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Chandrasena Jayasuriya(CEY), PTS
- Edward Beattie (CAN) def. Sueb Chundakowsolaya (THA), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN), PTS
Quarterfinals
- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Zygmunt Milewski (POL), RSC-3
- Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Luis Molina(USA), PTS
- Andre Vairolatto(FRA), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Edward Beattie (CAN), PTS
Semifinals
- Anthony Byrne(IRL), PTS
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Anatoly Lagetko(URS), PTS
Final
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Harry Kurschat(FRG), PTS
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–: 58–63 kg | |
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