The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. A total of 25 boxers from 25 nations competed.[1]
| Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Palazzo dello Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 26 August – 5 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThe competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).
Results
editResults of the middleweight boxing competition.[1][2]
Top half
edit| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
 Ion Monea (ROU)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Vasil Paparizov (BUL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ion Monea (ROU)
| KO-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hans Büchi (SUI)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Roy Addison (GBR)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hans Büchi (SUI)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ion Monea (ROU)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)
| KO-2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Milo Sarens (BEL)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chang Lo-pu (ROC)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chang Lo-pu (ROC)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)
| KO-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Odhiambo (UGA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Fidel Odreman (VEN)
| L | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)
| KO-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
edit| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||
 Moustafa Ben Lahbib (MAR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luigi Napoleoni (ITA)
| 5 | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Eberhard Radzik (EUA)
| L |  Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR)
| KO-2 | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA)
| L | ||||||||||||||||
 Carlos Lucas (CHI)
| 4 |  Yevgeny Feofanov (URS)
| KO-2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Rodolfo Loza (ARG)
| 1 | Carlos Lucas (CHI)
| L | ||||||||||||||||
| Yevgeny Feofanov (URS)
| 5 | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS)
| KO-2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Yoland Levèque (FRA)
| 0 | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sultan Mahmoud (PAK)
| 0 |  Tadeusz Walasek (POL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tadeusz Walasek (POL)
| 5 | Tadeusz Walasek (POL)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Teifion Davies (AUS)
| 3 | Teifion Davies (AUS)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Achton Mikkelsen (DEN)
| 2 | Tadeusz Walasek (POL)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Eamonn McKeon (IRL)
| 5 |  Frik van Rooyen (RSA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mohamed Ben Gandoubi (TUN)
| 0 | Eamonn McKeon (IRL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Egon Rusch (AUT)
| 0 | Frik van Rooyen (RSA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frik van Rooyen (RSA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Ion Monea (ROU) | L | |||||
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | KO-2 | |||||
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | 3 | |||||
| Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 2 | |||||
| Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | 1 | |||||
| Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 4 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Official Report, pp. 741–748.