Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | Aureliano Bolognesi |
| Silver | Aleksy Antkiewicz.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Bronze | Gheorghe Fiat.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Bronze | Erkki Pakkanen |
Results
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | BYE | ||
| Petros Nazarbegian | Iran | BYE | ||
| Vicente Matute | Venezuela | BYE | ||
| Muhammad Ali | Pakistan | BYE | ||
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | BYE | ||
| Robert Bickle | United States | TKO 2R | Basil Henricus | Ceylon |
| István Juhász | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Luis Albino | Uruguay |
| Clayton Kenny | Canada | TKO 3R | Niels Bertelsen | Denmark |
| Hans-Werner Wohlers | Germany | 3 – 0 | Lyubomir Markov | Bulgaria |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | 3 – 0 | Benjamin Enríquez | Philippines |
| Frederick Reardon | Great Britain | KO 3R | Roger Cuche | Switzerland |
| Aleksandr Zasukhin | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Séraphin Ferrer | France |
| Leopold Potesil | Austria | 3 – 0 | Ju Sang-jeom | South Korea |
| Américo Bonetti | Argentina | 3 – 0 | Johnny van Rensburg | South Africa |
| Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | 3 – 0 | Mohi Din Hamaky | Egypt |
| Kevin Martin | Ireland | 2 – 1 | Marcel Van De Keere | Belgium |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Petros Nazarbegian | Iran |
| Vicente Matute | Venezuela | KO 1R | Mohammad Ali | Pakistan |
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 2 – 1 | Robert Bickle | United States |
| István Juhász | Hungary | 2 – 1 | Clayton Kenny | Canada |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | 3 – 0 | Hans-Werner Wohlers | Germany |
| Frederick Reardon | Great Britain | 3 – 0 | Aleksandr Zasuhin | Soviet Union |
| Americo Bonetti | Argentina | 3 – 0 | Leopold Potesil | Austria |
| Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | 3 – 0 | Kevin Martin | Ireland |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | 3 – 0 | Frederick Reardon | Great Britain |
| Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Vicente Matute | Venezuela |
| Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | 2 – 1 | Americo Bonetti | Argentina |
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 2 – 1 | István Juhász | Hungary |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 3 – 0 | Erkki Pakkanen | Finland |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | Walk-over | Gheorghe Fiat | Romania |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 2 – 1 | Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland |
References
- "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg), 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg), 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg), 1948: 58–62 kg, 1952–2008: 57–60 kg, 2012: 56–60 kg | |
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