Boxing at the 1958 Asian Games

Boxing
at the 1958 Asian Games
Venue Korakuen Ice Palace
Dates 28 May 1958 (1958-05-28) – 31 May 1958 (1958-05-31)
Competitors 62 from 11 nations

The Boxing Tournament at the 1958 Asian Games was held in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan from 28 to 31 May 1958. A total of 62 boxers from 11 nations competed.

The host nation dominated the competition winning six out of ten gold medals, South Korea, Burma and Republic of China (Taiwan) won the remaining gold medals.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
(51 kg)
Akio Maki
 Japan
Hla Nyunt
 Burma
Ezaria Ilkhanoff
 Iran
Kim Chang-han
 South Korea
Bantamweight
(54 kg)
Thein Myint
 Burma
Takeo Suzuki
 Japan
Muhammad Nazir
 Pakistan
Jacinto Diaz
 Philippines
Featherweight
(57 kg)
Isami Ikeyama
 Japan
Dionisio Guevarra
 Philippines
Austin Dunsford
 Singapore
Song Soon-chun
 South Korea
Lightweight
(60 kg)
Chung Dong-hoon
 South Korea
Shinichiro Suzuki
 Japan
Celedonio Espinosa
 Philippines
Sundar Rao
 India
Light welterweight
(63.5 kg)
Shigemasa Kawakami
 Japan
Vazik Kazarian
 Iran
Sueb Chundakowsolaya
 Thailand
Kim Deuk-bong
 South Korea
Welterweight
(67 kg)
Kim Ki-soo
 South Korea
Soren Pirjanian
 Iran
Tongsai Teptani
 Thailand
Toshiro Onuki
 Japan
Light middleweight
(71 kg)
Osamu Takahashi
 Japan
Amir Yavari
 Iran
Bait Hussain
 Pakistan
Stanley Majid
 Burma
Middleweight
(75 kg)
Chang Lo-po
 Republic of China
Hari Singh
 India
Leon Khachatourian
 Iran
Shoichi Matsuura
 Japan
Light heavyweight
(81 kg)
Shuichi Nakayama
 Japan
Sultan Mahmood
 Pakistan
Akbar Khojini
 Iran
None awarded
Heavyweight
(+81 kg)
Shunzo Nishio
 Japan
Khalid Mumtaz
 Pakistan
None awarded
None awarded

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan62210
2 South Korea2035
3 Burma1113
4 Republic of China1001
5 Iran0336
6 Pakistan0224
7 Philippines0123
8 India0112
9 Thailand0022
10 Singapore0011
Totals (10 nations)10101737

Participating nations

A total of 62 athletes from 11 nations competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games:

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.