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Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

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Light middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Dates29 July – 2 August
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) László Papp  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Theunis van Schalkwyk  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Boris Tishin  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eladio Herrera  Argentina
1956 →

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold László Papp
 Hungary
Silver Theunis van Schalkwyk
 South Africa
Bronze Boris Tishin
 Soviet Union
Bronze Eladio Herrera
 Argentina

Results

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Winner NOC Result Loser NOC
First Round (July 29)
John Tandrevold Norway BYE
Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk South Africa BYE
Ebbe Kops Denmark BYE
Erich Schöppner Germany BYE
Hans Büchi Switzerland BYE
Boris Tishin Soviet Union BYE
Jerzy Krawczyk Poland BYE
Paulo 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 Spasov Bulgaria 2 – 1 Bernard Foster Great Britain
Pentti Kontula Finland 3 – 0 Neacşu Şerbu Romania
Charles Chase Canada 2 – 1 André Queillé 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

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Light-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2018.