Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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In the 1960 Summer Olympics
, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
(later known as Muhammad Ali) won the gold medal
in the boxing
light heavyweight
division for the United States.
def.
Carl Crawford , 5–0 Petar Spassov def. 
Johnny Ould , 4–1 Matti Aho def. 
Colm McCoy , 4–0–1
def.
Ray Cillien
, 5–0 Cassius Clay
def.
Yvon Becot , stoppage – 2nd round Anthony Madigan
def.
Lars-Olof Norling , 5–0 Gheorghe Negrea
def.
George Oywello , 5–0 Giulio Saraudi
def.
Muhammad Safdar , 5–0 Rafael Gargiulo def. 
José Leite , stoppage – 1st round Zbigniew Pietrzykowski def. 
Emil Willer , 5–0 Petar Spassov def. 
Matti Aho , 5–0
Gennadiy Shatkov , 5–0 Anthony Madigan def. 
Gheorghe Negrea , knockout – 2nd round Giulio Saraudi def. 
Rafael Gargiulo , 5–0 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski def. Petar Spassov , 5–0
Anthony Madigan , 5–0 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski def. 
Giulio Saraudi , 5–0
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski , 5–0
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
(later known as Muhammad Ali) won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
division for the United States.
Medals
| Pos | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | Total: |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Flyweight (-51 kg)
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
 Hungary Gyula TörökGyula Török Gyula Török is a former boxer from Hungary.-Amateur career:Török won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games for Hungary. His results were:*Quarterfinal - Defeated Miguel Angel Botta 5-0... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
Soviet Union Sergei Sivko Sergei Sivko Sergey Aleksandrovich Sivko was a boxer representing the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the flyweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
 Egypt Abdel Moneim El-GuindiAbdel Moneim El-Guindi Abdel Moneim El-Guindi is a former boxer flyweight competing for Egypt at the Summer Olympics of 1960 in Rome. He obtained a bronze medal for Egypt.-External links:*-See also:* List of Egyptians... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...  Japan Kiyoshi TanabeKiyoshi Tanabe Kiyoshi Tanabe is a former professional boxer, and olympic boxing bronze medalist.-Biography:... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Quarterfinals
- Kiyoshi TanabeKiyoshi TanabeKiyoshi Tanabe is a former professional boxer, and olympic boxing bronze medalist.-Biography:...
(JPN) def. Mircea DobrescuMircea DobrescuMircea Dobrescu is a former boxer from Romania, who won the silver medal in the flyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Terence Spinks of Great Britain on points. Dobrescu competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in...
(ROU), 4:1
- Sergei SivkoSergei SivkoSergey Aleksandrovich Sivko was a boxer representing the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the flyweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*...
(URS) def. Manfred HombergManfred HombergManfred Homberg was a German boxer.Homberg had an outstanding amateur career. He was a German champion in the Flyweight class , and the Bantamweight class . He won twice the gold medal in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, at Prague 1957 and Lucerne 1959...
(FRG), 5:0
- Gyula TörökGyula TörökGyula Török is a former boxer from Hungary.-Amateur career:Török won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games for Hungary. His results were:*Quarterfinal - Defeated Miguel Angel Botta 5-0...
(HUN) def. Miguel Angel Botta (ARG), 5:0
- Abdel Moneim El-GuindiAbdel Moneim El-GuindiAbdel Moneim El-Guindi is a former boxer flyweight competing for Egypt at the Summer Olympics of 1960 in Rome. He obtained a bronze medal for Egypt.-External links:*-See also:* List of Egyptians...
(EGY) def. Humberto Barrera (USA), 4:1
Semifinals
- Sergei SivkoSergei SivkoSergey Aleksandrovich Sivko was a boxer representing the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the flyweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*...
(URS) def. Kiyoshi TanabeKiyoshi TanabeKiyoshi Tanabe is a former professional boxer, and olympic boxing bronze medalist.-Biography:...
(JPN), 4:1
- Gyula TörökGyula TörökGyula Török is a former boxer from Hungary.-Amateur career:Török won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games for Hungary. His results were:*Quarterfinal - Defeated Miguel Angel Botta 5-0...
(HUN) def. Abdel Moneim El-GuindiAbdel Moneim El-GuindiAbdel Moneim El-Guindi is a former boxer flyweight competing for Egypt at the Summer Olympics of 1960 in Rome. He obtained a bronze medal for Egypt.-External links:*-See also:* List of Egyptians...
(EGY), 4:1
Bantamweight (-54kg)
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Soviet Union Oleg Grigoryev Oleg Grigoryev Oleg Georgievich Grigoryev was a bantamweight boxer from the Soviet Union, who won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the finale he defeated Italian Primo Zamparini, who won the silver.... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
Italy Primo Zamparini Primo Zamparini Primo Zamparini was an Italian bantamweight professional boxer who won silver in Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He fought against and was defeated by Oleg Grigoryev who won gold.-References:... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Poland Brunon Bendig Brunon Bendig Brunon Bendig was a bantamweight amateur boxer from Poland, who tied for bronze with Australian Oliver Taylor at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:1964... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... Australia Oliver Taylor, AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Featherweight (-57kg)
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Italy Francesco Musso Francesco Musso Francesco Musso is a former featherweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in the featherweight division .- Pro career:... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Poland Jerzy Adamski Jerzy Adamski Jerzy Adamski was Polish a boxer.He competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, where he finished in second place in the men's featherweight event.-References:*... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
 South Africa William MeyersWilliam Meyers William Meyers is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... Finland Jorma LimmonenJorma Limmonen Jorma Johannes Limmonen is a boxer from Finland.He competed for Finland in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the featherweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Lightweight (-60kg)
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| Poland Kazimierz Paździor Kazimierz Pazdzior Kazimierz Paździor was a boxer from Poland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Italy Sandro Lopopolo Sandro Lopopolo Sandro Lopopolo was an Italian light welterweight boxer, who won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and fought as a professional from 1961 to 1973. Lopopolo held the Italian, European and World light welterweight titles during his career... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
United Kingdom Richard McTaggart Richard McTaggart Richard McTaggart MBE is a retired boxer from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... Argentina Abel LaudonioAbel Laudonio Abel Ricardo Laudonio is a retired boxer from Argentina, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.- Amateur career :... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
Light welterweight (-63.5kg)
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 Czechoslovakia Bohumil NěmečekBohumil Nemecek Bohumil Němeček was a Czechoslovak welterweight boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold Medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:* *... , Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
 Ghana Clement QuarteyClement Quartey thumb|250px|right|Clement Quartey in a fight against Wilfried Rühl in 1962 Clement Quartey is a former Ghanaian boxer. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight category. It was Ghana's first Olympic medal in history... , Ghana Ghana Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south... |
 United States Quincey DanielsQuincey Daniels Quincy Daniels is a former welterweight boxer.-Amateur:Daniels, boxing at 139 pounds, captured the bronze medal for the United States, at the 1960 Rome Olympiad. At the time of the Olympics, Daniels was in the United States Air Force... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Poland Marian KasprzykMarian Kasprzyk Marian Kasprzyk is a former Polish welterweight boxer.-Amateur:Kasprzyk won the Welterweight gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the Bronze Medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics as a Light Welterweight.-Olympic results:1964*Defeated Misael Vilugron 3-2*Defeated Sikiru Alimi 5-0*Defeated... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Welterweight (-67kg)
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| Italy Giovanni Benvenuti, Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Soviet Union Yuri Radonyak Yuri Radonyak Yuri Radonyak is a Soviet former boxer. Radonyak was the Welterweight silver medalist at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. Radonyak was defeated in the final by Nino Benvenuti of Italy.- External links :*... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
Poland Leszek Drogosz Leszek Drogosz Leszek Drogosz is a retired Polish boxer and actor.He thrice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Light welterweight division at Warsaw 1953 and West Berlin 1955, and in the Welterweight division at Lucerne 1959. He participated in the Summer Olympics in Helsinki... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... United Kingdom Jimmy LloydJimmy Lloyd James Lloyd , is a British former boxer. Representing the United Kingdom, Lloyd was the Welterweight bronze medalist at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, losing in the semfinals to Nino Benvenuti of Italy. Lloyd was also the ABA Light middleweight champion in 1962.- External links :... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Light middleweight (-71kg)
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| United States Wilbert McClure Wilbert McClure - Personal :McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.- Amateur career :... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Italy Carmelo Bossi Carmelo Bossi Carmelo Bossi was an Italian boxer who held the European welterweight and world junior middleweight titles. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his final overall record was 40 wins , 8 defeats and 3 draws.- Amateur career :... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
United Kingdom William Fisher William Fisher (boxer) William "Willie" Fisher is a former Scottish boxer.-Amateur career:Fisher represented Great Britain at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. He won a Bronze Medal at light middleweight.-Pro career:... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... Soviet Union Boris LagutinBoris Lagutin Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin was possibly the most celebrated of Soviet boxers. During his career as a boxer, he has won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
Middleweight (-75kg)
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| United States Eddie Crook, Jr. Eddie Crook, Jr. Edward "Eddie" Crook, Jr. won a gold medal for the United States as a boxing teammate of Muhammad Ali in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Crook was also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.-Amateur career:... |
Poland Tadeusz Walasek Tadeusz Walasek Tadeusz Walasek was a Polish boxer.He won a silver medal for Poland at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the men's middleweight division . Walasek lost a 3-2 decision in the final to Eddie Crook of the United States... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Soviet Union Yevgeny Feofanov Yevgeny Feofanov Yevgeny Feofanov is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the middleweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Ion Monea Ion Monea Ion Monea was a Romanian Olympic light heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:Monea was born in in Tohanu Vechi, Braşov, Romania, and was the 1968 Olympic Light Heavyweight Silver Medalist at Mexico City, and the 1960 Olympic Middleweight Bronze Medalist at Rome.-References:* *... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Light heavyweight (-81kg)
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| United States Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Poland Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Zbigniew Pietrzykowski is a retired Polish boxer.Three times he took part in the Olympic Games, every time winning a medal. He won a bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the Light middleweight division, after losing in the semi-final to Hungarian László Papp... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Australia Anthony Madigan Anthony Madigan Anthony Madigan is an Australian boxer, who competed at 3 Olympics, winning the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... Italy Giulio SaraudiGiulio Saraudi Giulio Saraudi was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.-Amateur career:... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
First round
Zbigniew PietrzykowskiZbigniew Pietrzykowski
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski is a retired Polish boxer.Three times he took part in the Olympic Games, every time winning a medal. He won a bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the Light middleweight division, after losing in the semi-final to Hungarian László Papp...
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Carl Crawford , 5–0 Petar Spassov def. Johnny Ould , 4–1 Matti Aho def. Colm McCoy , 4–0–1Second round
Gennadiy ShatkovGennadiy Shatkov
Gennadi Ivanovich Shatkov was a boxer from the USSR, who competed in the Middleweight division during the major part of his career.-Biography:...
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Ray CillienRay Cillien
Ray Cillien was a boxer from Luxembourg. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette. Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After a bye in the first round of the light-heavyweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Russian Gennadiy...
, 5–0 Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
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Yvon Becot , stoppage – 2nd round Anthony MadiganAnthony Madigan
Anthony Madigan is an Australian boxer, who competed at 3 Olympics, winning the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
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Lars-Olof Norling , 5–0 Gheorghe NegreaGheorghe Negrea
Gheorge Negrea was a boxer from Romania.He competed for Romania in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*...
def.
George Oywello , 5–0 Giulio SaraudiGiulio Saraudi
Giulio Saraudi was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.-Amateur career:...
def.
Muhammad Safdar , 5–0 Rafael Gargiulo def. José Leite , stoppage – 1st round Zbigniew Pietrzykowski def. Emil Willer , 5–0 Petar Spassov def. Matti Aho , 5–0Quarterfinals
Cassius Clay def. Gennadiy Shatkov , 5–0 Anthony Madigan def. Gheorghe Negrea , knockout – 2nd round Giulio Saraudi def. Rafael Gargiulo , 5–0 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski def. Petar Spassov , 5–0Semifinals
Cassius Clay def. Anthony Madigan , 5–0 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski def. Giulio Saraudi , 5–0Final
Cassius Clay def. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski , 5–0Heavyweight (+ 90kg)
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Italy Francesco de Piccoli, Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
South Africa Daniel Bekker Daniel Bekker Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Czechoslovakia Josef Němec Josef Nemec Josef Němec is a boxer from Czechoslovakia.He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, going out in the quarter finals of the heavyweight event... , Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... Germany Günter SiegmundGünter Siegmund Günter Siegmund is a German heavyweight boxer who won the bronze medal in international competitions.He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |