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]
| Lightweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists
edit| Gold | Richard McTaggart Great Britain
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| Silver | Harry Kurschat United Team of Germany
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| Bronze | Anatoly Lagetko Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Anthony Byrne Ireland
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Results
editFirst round
edit- Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN) def. Paddy Donovan (NZL), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Francisco Nuñez (ARG), PTS
Second round
edit- 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
edit- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Zygmunt Milewski (POL), RSC-3
- Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Luis Molina (USA), PTS
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Andre Vairolatto (FRA), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Edward Beattie (CAN), PTS
Semifinals
edit- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Anthony Byrne (IRL), PTS
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Anatoly Lagetko (URS), PTS
Final
edit- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Harry Kurschat (FRG), PTS
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.