Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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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