Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.
Medal table
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Romania (ROU) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Flyweight (-51 kg)
| Gold | Nate Brooks United States
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| Silver | Edgar Basel Germany
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| Bronze | Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Willie Toweel South Africa
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 28 & 29) | ||||
| Mircea Dobrescu | Romania | 2 - 1 | Yoshitaro Nagata | Japan |
| Alfred Zima | Austria | 2 - 1 | Pablo Lugo | Puerto Rico |
| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 - 0 | Risto Valter Luukkonen | Finland |
| Thorbjørn Clausen | Norway | 2 - 1 | Kjeld Steen | Denmark |
| Willie Toweel | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Kornél Molnár | Hungary |
| Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge | Ceylon | 2 - 1 | Jesús Tello Vazquez | Mexico |
| Roland Johansson | Sweden | 2 - 1 | Alberto Barenghi | Argentina |
| Han Soo-An | South Korea | TKO 1R. | Helmut Hofman | Saar |
| Edgar Basel | Germany | 3 - 0 | Henryk Kukier | Poland |
| Aristide Pozzali | Italy | 3 - 0 | Andrew Reddy | Ireland |
| Dai Dower | Great Britain | 3 - 0 | Abdelamid Boutefnouchet | France |
| Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Hein van der Zee | Netherlands |
| Alfredo Asuncion | Philippines | TKO 2R. | Basil Thompson | Burma |
| Sakti Mazumdar | India | DNS | Nguyen Van Cua | Vietnam |
| Second Round (July 30) | ||||
| Thorbjørn Clausen | Norway | BYE | ||
| Edgar Basel | Germany | BYE | ||
| Dai Dower | Great Britain | 3 - 0 | Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge | Ceylon |
| Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Aristide Pozzali | Italy |
| Mircea Dobrescu | Romania | 3 - 0 | Roland Johansson | Sweden |
| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 - 0 | Alfred Zima | Austria |
| Han Soo-An | South Korea | 3 - 0 | Sakti Mazumdar | India |
| Willie Toweel | South Africa | 2 - 1 | Alfredo Asuncion | Philippines |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Willie Toweel | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Han Soo-An | South Korea |
| Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union | 2 - 1 | Dai Dower | Great Britain |
| Edgar Basel | Germany | TKO 3R. | Thorbjørn Clausen | Norway |
| Nate Brooks | United States | 2 - 1 | Mircea Dobrescu | Romania |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Edgar Basel | Germany | 2 - 1 | Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union |
| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 - 0 | Willie Toweel | South Africa |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 - 0 | Edgar Basel | Germany |
Bantamweight (-54kg)
| Gold | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland
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| Silver | John McNally Ireland
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| Bronze | Kang Joon-Ho South Korea
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| Bronze | Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 28 & 29) | ||||
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | BYE | ||
| Fazlollah Nickhah | Iran | BYE | ||
| Davey Moore | United States | BYE | ||
| Egon Schidan | Germany | BYE | ||
| Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | BYE | ||
| Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt | BYE | ||
| John McNally | Ireland | BYE | ||
| Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines | BYE | ||
| František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | BYE | ||
| Angel Luis Figueroa Otero | Puerto Rico | 3 - 0 | Tien Vinh | Vietnam |
| Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico | 3 - 0 | Angel Amaya | Venezuela |
| Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 2 - 1 | Jean Renard | Belgium |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 - 0 | Thomas Nicholls | Great Britain |
| Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland | TKO 1R | Ronald Charles Gower | Australia |
| Ion Zlataru | Romania | DSQ 3R | Antoine Martin | France |
| Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | 2 - 1 | Romulo Pares | Argentina |
| Second Round (July 30) | ||||
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 3 - 0 | Fazlollah Nickhah | Iran |
| Davey Moore | United States | 3 - 0 | Egon Schidan | Germany |
| Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | 3 - 0 | Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt |
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 - 0 | Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines |
| František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 | Angel Luis Figueroa Otero | Puerto Rico |
| Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico |
| Pentti Hamalainen | Finland | 3 - 0 | Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland |
| Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | 2 - 1 | Ion Zlataru | Romania |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Gennady Garbuzov | U.S.S.R | 3 - 0 | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia |
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 2 - 1 | Davey Moore U.S.A | |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 - 0 | Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa |
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 - 0 | Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 - 0 | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 - 0 | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 2 - 1 | John McNally | Ireland |
Featherweight (-57kg)
| Gold | Ján Zachara Czechoslovakia
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| Silver | Sergio Caprari Italy
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| Bronze | Joseph Ventaja France
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| Bronze | Leonard Leisching South Africa
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 28) | ||||
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | BYE | ||
| Pentti Niinivuori | Finland | BYE | ||
| Lech Drogosz | Poland | 3 - 0 | Kyar Ba Nyein | Burma |
| Pedro Galasso | Brazil | 3 - 0 | Toshihito Ishimaru | Japan |
| Edson Brown | United States | 3 - 0 | Benoy Bose | India |
| Georghe Ilie | Romania | 3 - 0 | Percival Lewis | Great Britain |
| Joseph Ventaja | France | 2 - 1 | Yury Sokolov | Soviet Union |
| Sydney Greave | Pakistan | KO 2R | Angel Leyes | Argentina |
| Leonard Walters | Canada | 3 - 0 | Salah El Din Ahmed Fathi | Egypt |
| Willi Roth | Germany | 2 - 1 | Donald McDonnell | Australia |
| Leonard Leisching | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Emmanuel Aghassian | Iran |
| Stevan Redli | Yugoslavia | TKO 2R | Thomas Reddy | Ireland |
| János Erdei | Hungary | 2 - 1 | Georges Malézanoff | Bulgaria |
| Kurt Schirra | Saar | 2 - 1 | Luis Aranguren | Venezuela |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 | Åke Wärnström | Sweden |
| Su Bung-Nan | South Korea | 3 - 0 | Alfred Willommet | Switzerland |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | 2 - 1 | Pentti Niinivuori | Finland |
| Lech Drogosz | Poland | 3 - 0 | Pedro Galasso | Brazil |
| Edson Brown | United States | 3 - 0 | Georghe Ilie | Romania |
| Joseph Ventaja | France | 3 - 0 | Sydney Greave | Pakistan |
| Leonard Walters | Canada | 2 - 1 | Willi Roth | Germany |
| Leonard Leisching | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Stevan Redli | Yugoslavia |
| János Erdei | Hungary | 3 - 0 | Kurt Schirra | Saar |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 | Su Bung-Nan | South Korea |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Leonard Leisching | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Leonard Walters | Canada |
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | 3 - 0 | Lech Drogosz | Poland |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 1 | János Erdei | Hungary |
| Joseph Ventaja | France | 3 - 0 | Edson Brown | United States |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | 2 - 1 | Joseph Ventaja | France |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 1 | Leonard Leisching | South Africa |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 1 | Sergio Caprari | Italy |
Lightweight (-60kg)
| Gold | Aureliano Bolognesi Italy
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| Silver | Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland
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| Bronze | Gheorghe Fiat Romania
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| Bronze | Erkki Pakkanen Finland
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | BYE | ||
| Petros Nazarbegian | Iran | BYE | ||
| Vicente Matute | Venezuela | BYE | ||
| Mohammad 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 Enriquez | Philippines |
| Frederick Reardon | Great Britain | KO 3R | Roger Cuche | Switzerland |
| Aleksandr Zasuhin | Soviet Union | 2 - 1 | Séraphin Ferrer | France |
| Leopold Potesil | Austria | 3 - 0 | Ju Sang-Jum | South Korea |
| Americo Bonetti | Argentina | 3 - 0 | Johnny van Rensburg | South Africa |
| Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | 3 - 0 | Abdel Hamid El-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 |
Light-welterweight (-63.5kg)
| Gold | Charles Adkins United States
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| Silver | Viktor Mednov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Bruno Visintin Italy
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| Bronze | Erkki Mallenius Finland
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 28) | ||||
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | BYE | ||
| Stanley Majid | Burma | BYE | ||
| Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium | BYE | ||
| Fernand Backes | Luxemburg | BYE | ||
| Rene Weismann | France | 2 - 1 | Leszek Kudlacik | Poland |
| Pavle Šovljanski | Yugoslavia | 3 - 0 | Béla Farkas | Hungary |
| Francisc Ambrus | Romania | 3 - 0 | Hans Valdemar Pedersen | Denmark |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Norman Jones | Australia |
| Peter Waterman | Great Britain | 2 - 1 | Oscar Juan Galardo | Argentina |
| Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Herbert Schilling | Germany |
| Charles Adkins | United States | TKO 1R | Leif Hansen | Norway |
| Salomon Carrizales | Venezuela | 2 - 1 | Celestino Pinto | Brazil |
| Piet van Klaveren | Netherlands | 2 - 1 | Roy Keenan | Canada |
| Terence Milligan | Ireland | 3 - 0 | Ebrahim Afsharpour | Iran |
| Juan Curet Alvarez | Puerto Rico | KO 2R | Sarkis Moussa | Lebanon |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | KO 2R | Ernesto Porto | Philippines |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | TKO 3R | Stanley Majid | Burma |
| Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium | 3 - 0 | Fernand Backes | Luxembourg |
| Rene Weismann | France | DSQ 3R | Pavle Šovljanski | Yugoslavia |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | Injured | Francisc Ambrus | Romania |
| Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Peter Waterman | Great Britain |
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 - 0 | Salomon Carrizales | Venezuela |
| Terence Milligan | Ireland | 3 - 0 | Piet van Klaveren | Netherlands |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | 3 - 0 | Juan Curet Alvarez | Puerto Rico |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 - 0 | Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa |
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | 2 - 1 | Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | 3 - 0 | Terence Milligan | Ireland |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Rene Weismann | France |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | Walk-over | Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland |
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 - 0 | Bruno Visintin | Italy |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Charles Adkins | United States | 2 - 1 | Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union |
Welterweight (-67kg)
| Gold | Zygmunt Chychla Poland
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| Silver | Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Günther Heidemann Germany
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| Bronze | Victor Jörgensen Denmark
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Ron Norris | India | BYE | ||
| Jacob Butula | Canada | BYE | ||
| Ivar Mikael Malmikoski | Finland | BYE | ||
| Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | TKO 2R | Alexandre Dib | Brazil |
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | DISG 3R | Marcos Sarfatti | Argentina |
| Hendrik Dirk van der Linde | South Africa | TKO 1R | Anwar Pasha | Pakistan |
| Gunnar Harry Ingemar Gunnarsson | Sweden | TKO 2R | Peter Crotty | Ireland |
| Franco Vescovi | Italy | 2 - 0 | Jean Welter | Luxembourg |
| Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 1 | John Patrick Maloney | Great Britain |
| Louis Gage | United States | KO 1R | Ali Belkacem | France |
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 - 0 | Pierre Wouters | Belgium |
| José Luis Dávalos Noriega | Mexico | TKO 3R | Vicente Tuñacao | Philippines |
| Günther Heidemann | Germany | 2 - 1 | Pál Budai | Hungary |
| Nicolae Linca | Romania | 3 - 0 | Sergio Gascue | Romania |
| George Issabeg | Iran | DISG 3R | Fathi Ali Abbdelrahman | Egypt |
| Moos Linneman | Netherlands | Walk-over in 3R | Peter Müller | Germany |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Ron Norris | India | TKO 3R | Jacob Butula | Canada |
| Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | 2 - 1 | Ivar Mikael Malmikoski | Finland |
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | KO 2R | Hendrik Dirk van der Linde | South Africa |
| Franco Vescovi | Italy | Walk-over | Gunnar Harry Ingemar Gunnarsson | Sweden |
| Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 1 | Louis Gage | United States |
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 - 0 | José Luis Dávalos Noriega | Mexico |
| Günther Heidemann | Germany | TKO 1R | Nicolae Linca | Romania |
| Moos Linneman | Netherlands | 2 - 1 | George Issabeg | Iran |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 2 - 1 | Július Torma | Czechoslovakia |
| Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | 3 - 0 | Ron Norris | India |
| Günther Heidemann | Germany | 3 - 0 | Moos Linneman | Netherlands |
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Franco Vescovi | Italy |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Victor Jörgensen | Denmark |
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 2 - 1 | Günther Heidemann | Germany |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 - 0 | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union |
Light-middleweight (-71kg)
| Gold | László Papp Hungary
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| Silver | Theunis van Schalkwyk South Africa
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| Bronze | Boris Tishin Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Eladio Herrera Argentina
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | BYE | ||
| Ebbe Knud Kops | Denmark | BYE | ||
| Erich Schöppner | Germany | BYE | ||
| Hans Büchi | Switzerland | BYE | ||
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | BYE | ||
| Jerzy Krawczyk | Poland | BYE | ||
| Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil | BYE | ||
| Sören Danielsson | Sweden | BYE | ||
| Guido Mazzinghi | Italy | 3 - 0 | Bruno Matiussi | Luxembourg |
| Josef Hamberger | Austria | 3 - 0 | Willi Rammo | Saar |
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | 3 - 0 | Ardashes Saginian | Iran |
| Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria | 2 - 1 | Bernard Foster | Great Britain |
| Pentti Olavi Kontula | Finland | 3 - 0 | Neacsu Serbu | Romania |
| Charles Chase | Canada | 2 - 1 | Andre Oueillé | France |
| László Papp | Hungary | KO 2R | Ellsworth Webb | United States |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Ebbe Knud Kops | Denmark |
| Erich Schöppner | Germany | TKO 3R | Hans Büchi | Switzerland |
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Jerzy Krawczyk | Poland |
| Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil | KO 3R | Sören Danielsson | Sweden |
| Guido Mazzinghi | Italy | KO 1R | John Tandrevold | Norway |
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | KO 3R | Josef Hamberger | Austria |
| Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria | 3 - 0 | Pentti Olavi Kontula | Finland |
| László Papp | Hungary | KO 2R | Charles Chase | Canada |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | DSQ 3R | Guido Mazzinghi | Italy |
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 2 - 1 | Erich Schöppner | Germany |
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 - 0 | Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria |
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Boris Tishin | Soviet Union |
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 - 0 | Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 - 0 | Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa |
Middleweight (-75kg)
| Gold | Floyd Patterson United States
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| Silver | Vasile Tiţă Romania
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| Bronze | Boris Nikolov Bulgaria
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| Bronze | Stig Sjölin Sweden
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | BYE | ||
| Omar Tebbaka | France | BYE | ||
| Leen Jansen | Netherlands | BYE | ||
| Robert Malouf | Canada | BYE | ||
| Anthony Madigan | Australia | BYE | ||
| Boris Siljtshev | Soviet Union | BYE | ||
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden | BYE | ||
| Börje Grönroos | Finland | BYE | ||
| Dieter Wemhöner | Germany | BYE | ||
| Bedrich Koutný | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 1 | Hector Julian Maturano | Argentina |
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria | 3 - 0 | Alfred Stuermer | Luxembourg |
| Vonselle Long | Great Britain | 2 - 1 | Moustafa Mohamed Fahim | Egypt |
| Vasile Tiţă | Romania | DSQ 3R | William Bernard Tynan Duggan | Ireland |
| Nelson de Paula Andrade | Brazil | 2 - 1 | Mátyás Plachy | Hungary |
| Walter Sentimenti | Italy | 3 - 0 | Hans Niederhauser | Switzerland |
| Khan Mohammad | Pakistan | 2 - 1 | Henryk Nowara | Poland |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | 3 - 0 | Omar Tebbaka | France |
| Leen Jansen | Netherlands | TKO 1R | Robert Malouf | Canada |
| Anthony Madigan | Australia | 2 - 1 | Boris Siljtshev | Soviet Union |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden | 3 - 0 | Börje Grönroos | Finland |
| Dieter Wemhöner | Germany | 2 - 1 | Bedrich Koutný | Czechoslovakia |
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria | 2 - 1 | Terence Gooding | Great Britain |
| Vasile Tiţă | Romania | DSQ 2R | Nelson de Paula Andrade | Brazil |
| Walter Sentimenti | Italy | 3 - 0 | Khan Mohammad | Pakistan |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria | 3 - 0 | Dieter Wemhöner | Germany |
| Floyd Patterson | United States | KO 1R | Leen Jansen | Netherlands |
| Vasile Tiţă | Romania | TKO 3R | Walter Sentimenti | Italy |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden | 3 - 0 | Anthony Madigan | Australia |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | DSQ 3R | Stig Sjölin | Sweden |
| Vasile Tiţă | Romania | 3 - 0 | Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | KO 1R | Vasile Tiţă | Romania |
Light-heavyweight (-81kg)
| Gold | Norvel Lee United States
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| Silver | Antonio Pacenza Argentina
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| Bronze | Anatoly Perov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Harry Siljander Finland
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| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union | BYE | ||
| Henry Cooper | Great Britain | BYE | ||
| Giovan-Battista Alfonsetti | Italy | BYE | ||
| Mohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui | Egypt | BYE | ||
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | BYE | ||
| Rolf Edvard Storm | Sweden | BYE | ||
| Lucio Grotone | Brazil | BYE | ||
| Bjarne Lingås | Norway | BYE | ||
| Tadeusz Grzelak | Poland | BYE | ||
| Franz Pfitscher | Austria | BYE | ||
| Norvel Lee | United States | BYE | ||
| Claude Arnaiz | France | BYE | ||
| Harry Siljander | Finland | BYE | ||
| Dumitru Ciobotaru | Romania | BYE | ||
| Toon Pastor | Netherlands | 3 - 0 | István Fazekas | Hungary |
| Karl Kistner | Germany | KO 7 | Oscar Alfred Ward | India |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union | 2 - 1 | Henry Cooper | Great Britain |
| Giovan-Battista Alfonsetti | Italy | DSQ 3R | Mohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui | Egypt |
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | 2 - 1 | Rolf Edvard Storm | Sweden |
| Lucio Grotone | Brazil | 2 - 1 | Bjarne Lingås | Norway |
| Tadeusz Grzelak | Poland | 3 - 0 | Franz Pfitscher | Austria |
| Norvel Lee | United States | 3 - 0 | Claude Arnaiz | France |
| Harri Siljander | Finland | 2 - 1 | Dumitru Ciobotaru | Romania |
| Karl Kistner | Germany | 2 - 1 | Toon Pastor | Netherlands |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee | United States | 3 - 0 | Tadeusz Grzelak | Poland |
| Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union | 3 - 0 | Giovan-Battista Alfonsetti | Italy |
| Harri Siljander | Finland | 2 - 1 | Karl Kistner | Germany |
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | 3 - 0 | Lucio Grotone | Brazil |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | 3 - 0 | Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union |
| Norvel Lee | United States | 3 - 0 | Harri Siljander | Finland |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee | United States | 3 - 0 | Antonio Pacenza | Argentina |
Heavyweight (81kg and over)
| Gold | Ed Sanders United States
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| Silver | Ingemar Johansson Sweden
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| Bronze | Ilkka Koski Finland
|
| Bronze | Andries Nieman South Africa
|
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Tomislav Krizmanić | Yugoslavia | 3 - 0 | Gezo Furetz | Romania |
| Algirdas Šocikas | Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Antoni Goscianski | Poland |
| Andries Nieman | South Africa | 3 - 0 | Edgar Gorgas | Germany |
| Ed Sanders | United States | KO 1R | Hans Jost | Switzerland |
| Jean Lansiaux | France | 3 - 0 | John Lyttle | Ireland |
| Edgar William Hearn | Great Britain | 2 - 1 | José Victorio Sartor | Argentina |
| Second Round (July 29) | ||||
| Giacomo di Segni | Italy | 3 - 0 | James Saunders | Canada |
| Horymir Netuka | Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 | Carl Fitzgerald | Australia |
| Ilkka Koski | Finland | KO 2R | László Bene | Hungary |
| Max Maurice Oscar Marsille | Belgium | 3 - 0 | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui | Egypt |
| Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | DNF 1 | Luis Amadeo Sosa | Uruguay |
| Jean Lansiaux | France | Withdrawn 2 | ||
| New Draw (July 30) | ||||
| Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | 3 - 0 | Horymir Netuka | Czechoslovakia |
| Tomislav Krizmanić | Yugoslavia | 3 - 0 | Max Maurice Oscar Marsille | Belgium |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Ed Sanders | United States | KO 3R | Giacomo Di Segni | Italy |
| Andries Nieman | South Africa | KO 1R | Algirdas Šocikas | Soviet Union |
| Ilkka Koski | Finland | 3 - 0 | Edgar William Hearn | Great Britain |
| Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | 3 - 0 | Tomislav Krizmanić | Yugoslavia |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Ed Sanders | United States | KO 2R | Andries Nieman | South Africa |
| Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | 2 - 1 | Ilkka Koski | Finland |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Ed Sanders | United States | DSQ 2R | "Ingemar Johansson" | Sweden |
- 1 Sosa did not enter the ring
- 2 Lansiaux abandoned due to injury
