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Boxing at the 1958 Asian Games

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Boxing
at the 1958 Asian Games
VenueKorakuen Ice Palace
Dates28–31 May 1958
Competitors63 from 11 nations
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The Boxing Tournament at the 1958 Asian Games was held in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan from 28 to 31 May 1958. A total of 62 boxers from 11 nations competed.

The host nation dominated the competition winning six out of ten gold medals, South Korea, Burma and Republic of China (Taiwan) won the remaining gold medals.

Schedule

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R Round of 16 ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Finals
Event↓/Date → 28th
Wed
29th
Thu
30th
Fri
31st
Sat
Men's 51 kg ¼ ½ F
Men's 54 kg R ¼ ½ F
Men's 57 kg R ¼ ½ F
Men's 60 kg ¼ ½ F
Men's 63.5 kg ½ F
Men's 67 kg ¼ ½ F
Men's 71 kg ¼ ½ F
Men's 75 kg ½ F
Men's 81 kg ½ F
Men's +81 kg F

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
(51 kg) details
Akio Maki
 Japan
Hla Nyunt
 Burma
Kim Chang-han
 South Korea
Ezaria Ilkhanoff
 Iran
Bantamweight
(54 kg) details
Thein Myint
 Burma
Takeo Suzuki
 Japan
Muhammad Nasir
 Pakistan
Jacinto Diaz
 Philippines
Featherweight
(57 kg) details
Isami Ikeyama
 Japan
Dionisio Guevarra
 Philippines
Austin Dunsford
 Singapore
Song Soon-chun
 South Korea
Lightweight
(60 kg) details
Chung Dong-hoon
 South Korea
Shinichiro Suzuki
 Japan
Celedonio Espinosa
 Philippines
Sundar Rao
 India
Light welterweight
(63.5 kg) details
Shigemasa Kawakami
 Japan
Vazik Kazarian
 Iran
Sueb Chundakowsolaya
 Thailand
Kim Deuk-bong
 South Korea
Welterweight
(67 kg) details
Kim Ki-soo
 South Korea
Soren Pirjanian
 Iran
Toshiro Onuki
 Japan
Tongchai Teptani
 Thailand
Light middleweight
(71 kg) details
Osamu Takahashi
 Japan
Ghasem Amiryavari
 Iran
Bait Hussain
 Pakistan
Stanley Majid
 Burma
Middleweight
(75 kg) details
Chang Lo-pu
 Republic of China
Hari Singh Thapa
 India
Shoichi Matsuura
 Japan
Leon Khachatourian
 Iran
Light heavyweight
(81 kg) details
Shuichi Nakayama
 Japan
Sultan Mahmood
 Pakistan
Akbar Khojini
 Iran
None awarded
Heavyweight
(+81 kg) details
Shunzo Nishio
 Japan
Khalid Mumtaz
 Pakistan
None awarded
None awarded

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)62210
2 South Korea (KOR)2035
3 Burma (BIR)1113
4 Republic of China (ROC)1001
5 Iran (IRN)0336
6 Pakistan (PAK)0224
7 Philippines (PHI)0123
8 India (IND)0112
9 Thailand (THA)0022
10 Singapore (SIN)0011
Totals (10 entries)10101737

Participating nations

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A total of 63 athletes from 11 nations competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games:

References

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