Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]
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Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 24 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Medalists
Gold | László Papp![]() |
Silver | José Torres![]() |
Bronze | John McCormack![]() |
Bronze | Zbigniew Pietrzykowski![]() |
Results
First round
- Boris Nikolov (BUL) def. Muhammad Safdar (PAK), PTS
- Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Rychard Karpov (URS), PTS
- Ulrich Kienast (FRG) def. James Montgomery (CAN), PTS
- John McCormack (GBR) def. Alexander Webster (RSA), PTS
- José Torres (USA) def. Peter Read (AUS), PTS
- Franco Scisciani (ITA) def. Eugène Legrand (FRA), PTS
Quarterfinals
- László Papp (HUN) def. Alberto Sáenz (ARG), KO-3
- Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Boris Nikolov (BUL), PTS
- John McCormack (GBR) def. Ulrich Kienast (FRG), KO-3
- José Torres (USA) def. Franco Scisciani (ITA), PTS
Semifinals
- László Papp (HUN) def. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL), PTS
- José Torres (USA) def. John McCormack (GBR), PTS
Final
- László Papp (HUN) def. José Torres (USA), PTS
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References
- "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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