Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

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Light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenuePalazzo dello Sport
Dates25 August – 5 September
Competitors34 from 34 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bohumil Němeček  Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Clement Quartey  Ghana
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Quincey Daniels  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marian Kasprzyk  Poland
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The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.[1]

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Results

Results of the light welterweight boxing competition.[1][2]

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Gerald Freeman (AUS) 0
 
RHO
) 		5  
RHO
) 		L
 Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) KO-1  Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) KO-2
 Mohamed Rizgalla (SUD) L  Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) 0
 Aleksandar Mitsev (BUL) 0  Quincey Daniels (USA) 5
 Quincey Daniels (USA) 5  Quincey Daniels (USA) 4
 
Vazik Ghazarian (IRI
) 		2  Bobby Kelsey (GBR) 1
 Bobby Kelsey (GBR) 3  Quincey Daniels (USA) 0
 Bernie Meli (IRL) 5  Bohumil Němeček (TCH) 5
 Dimitrios Mikhail (GRE) 0  Bernie Meli (IRL) 0
 Bohumil Němeček (TCH) 3  Bohumil Němeček (TCH) 5
 Rupert König (AUT) 2  Bohumil Němeček (TCH) 4
 Luis Aranda (ARG) 4  Piero Brandi (ITA) 1
 Rogelio Reyes (MEX) 1  Luis Aranda (ARG) 1
 Piero Brandi (ITA) 5  Piero Brandi (ITA) 4
 Katsuji Watanabe (JPN) 0

Bottom half

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
 Willie Ludick (RSA) 5
 Martti Lehtevä (FIN) 0
 Willie Ludick (RSA) 2
 
Vladimir Engibaryan (URS
) 		3
 
Vladimir Engibaryan (URS
) 		KO-1
 Werner Busse (EUA) L
 
Vladimir Engibaryan (URS
) 		0
 Marian Kasprzyk (POL) 5
 Azouz Bechir (TUN) L
 György Pál (HUN) KO-1
 György Pál (HUN) 0
 Marian Kasprzyk (POL) 5
 Marian Kasprzyk (POL) KO-1
 Carmelo García (ESP) L
 Marian Kasprzyk (POL) L
 Clement Quartey (GHA) WO
 Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) 4
 Grace Sseruwagi (UGA) 1
 Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) 0
 Clement Quartey (GHA) 5
 Clement Quartey (GHA) 5
 Mohamed Boubekeur (MAR) 0
 Clement Quartey (GHA) 3
 Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) 2
 Miguel Amarista (VEN) 3
 Jorge Salomão (BRA) 2
 Miguel Amarista (VEN) L
 Raoul Sarrazin (CAN) KO-1  Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) KO-2
 
Francois Sowa (LUX
) 		L  Raoul Sarrazin (CAN) DQ-3
 Sawong Mongkolrit (THA) L  Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) W
 Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) KO-1

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Quincey Daniels (USA)0
 
 
 
 Bohumil Němeček (TCH)5
 
 Bohumil Němeček (TCH)5
 
 
 
 Clement Quartey (GHA)0
 
 Marian Kasprzyk (POL)L
 
 
 Clement Quartey (GHA)WO
 

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ Official Report, pp. 717–24.
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