Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Featherweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	23 November – 1 December
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Vladimir Safronov  Soviet Union Thomas Nicholls  Great Britain Henryk Niedźwiedzki  Poland Pentti Hämäläinen  Finland

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold	Vladimir Safronov  Soviet Union
Silver	Thomas Nicholls  Great Britain
Bronze	Henryk Niedźwiedzki  Poland
Bronze	Pentti Hämäläinen  Finland

Results

First round

• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Martin Smyth (IRL), PTS
• Bernard Schröter (GDR) def. Paulino Meléndres (PHI), PTS

Second round

• Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Leonard Leisching (RSA), PTS
• Tristán Falfán (ARG) def. Maurice White (PAK), KO-2
• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Agostino Cossia (ITA), PTS
• André de Souza (FRA) def. Nontasilp Thayansilp (THA), PTS
• Shinichiro Suzuki (JPN) def. Yaichit Wang (BUR), PTS
• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Noel Hazard (AUS), PTS
• Jan Zachara (TCH) def. Dong-Hun Chung (KOR), PTS
• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Bernard Schröter (GDR), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Tristan Falfán (ARG), KO-1
• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Andre de Souza (FRA), PTS
• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN), PTS
• Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Jan Zachara (TCH), PTS

Semifinals

• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL), PTS
• Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN), PTS

Final

• Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Thomas Nicholls (GBR), PTS