Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight 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 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.[1]

Light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Dates28 July – 2 August
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Charles Adkins  United States
Viktor Mednov  Soviet Union
Bruno Visintin  Italy
Erkki Mallenius  Finland

Medalists

GoldCharles Adkins
 United States
SilverViktor Mednov
 Soviet Union
BronzeBruno Visintin
 Italy
BronzeErkki Mallenius
 Finland

Results

Winner NOC Result Loser NOC
First Round (28 July)
Erkki Aarno MalleniusFinland BYE
Stanley MajidBurma BYE
Jean PaternotteBelgium BYE
Fernand BackesLuxemburg BYE
René WeissmannFrance 2 – 1 Leszek KudłacikPoland
Pavle ŠovljanskiYugoslavia 3 – 0 Béla FarkasHungary
Francisc AmbrusRomania 3 – 0 Hans PetersenDenmark
Viktor MednovSoviet Union TKO 2R Norman JonesAustralia
Peter WatermanGreat Britain 2 – 1 Oscar GallardoArgentina
Alexander WebsterSouth Africa 3 – 0 Herbert SchillingGermany
Charles AdkinsUnited States TKO 1R Leif HansenNorway
Salomon CarrizalesVenezuela 2 – 1 Celestino PintoBrazil
Piet van KlaverenNetherlands 2 – 1 Roy KeenanCanada
Terence MilliganIreland 3 – 0 Ebrahim AfsharpourIran
Juan CuretPuerto Rico KO 2R Sarkis MoussaLebanon
Bruno VisintinItaly KO 2R Ernesto PortoPhilippines
Second Round ( 29 & 30 July)
Erkki Aarno MalleniusFinland TKO 3R Stanley MajidBurma
Jean Louis PaternotteBelgium 3 – 0 Fernand BackesLuxembourg
Rene WeismannFrance DSQ 3R Pavle ŠovljanskiYugoslavia
Viktor MednovSoviet Union Injured Francisc AmbrusRomania
Alexander Grant WebsterSouth Africa 3 – 0 Peter WatermanGreat Britain
Charles AdkinsUnited States 3 – 0 Salomon CarrizalesVenezuela
Terence MilliganIreland 3 – 0 Piet van KlaverenNetherlands
Bruno VisintinItaly 3 – 0 Juan Curet AlvarezPuerto Rico
Third Round (31 July)
Charles AdkinsUnited States 3 – 0 Alexander Grant WebsterSouth Africa
Erkki Aarno MalleniusFinland 2 – 1 Jean Louis PaternotteBelgium
Bruno VisintinItaly 3 – 0 Terence MilliganIreland
Viktor MednovSoviet Union 3 – 0 Rene WeismannFrance
Semi-final (1 August)
Viktor MednovSoviet Union Walk-over Erkki Aarno MalleniusFinland
Charles AdkinsUnited States 3 – 0 Bruno VisintinItaly
Final (2 August)
Charles AdkinsUnited States 2 – 1 Viktor MednovSoviet Union

References

  1. "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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