Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]
| Light middleweight boxing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1952 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 |
Medalists
| Gold | László Papp.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Silver | Theunis van Schalkwyk.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Bronze | Boris Tishin.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Bronze | Eladio Herrera |
Results
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| John Tandrevold | Norway | BYE | ||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | BYE | ||
| Ebbe Kops | Denmark | BYE | ||
| Erich Schöppner | Germany | BYE | ||
| Hans Büchi | Switzerland | BYE | ||
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | BYE | ||
| Jerzy Krawczyk | Poland | BYE | ||
| Paulo Cavalheiro | Brazil | BYE | ||
| Sören Danielsson | Sweden | BYE | ||
| Guido Mazzinghi | Italy | 3 – 0 | Bruno Matiussi | Luxembourg |
| Josef Hamberger | Austria | 3 – 0 | Willi Rammo | Saar |
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | 3 – 0 | Ardashes Saginian | Iran |
| Petar Spasov | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Bernard Foster | Great Britain |
| Pentti Kontula | Finland | 3 – 0 | Neacşu Şerbu | Romania |
| Charles Chase | Canada | 2 – 1 | André Queillé | France |
| László Papp | Hungary | KO 2R | Ellsworth Webb | United States |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Ebbe Knud Kops | Denmark |
| Erich Schöppner | Germany | TKO 3R | Hans Büchi | Switzerland |
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Jerzy Krawczyk | Poland |
| Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil | KO 3R | Sören Danielsson | Sweden |
| Guido Mazzinghi | Italy | KO 1R | John Tandrevold | Norway |
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | KO 3R | Josef Hamberger | Austria |
| Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria | 3 – 0 | Pentti Olavi Kontula | Finland |
| László Papp | Hungary | KO 2R | Charles Chase | Canada |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | DSQ 3R | Guido Mazzinghi | Italy |
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Erich Schöppner | Germany |
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria |
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Boris Tishin | Soviet Union |
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa |
References
- "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Light-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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