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Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight ...
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed. Competition format The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser). Schedule Results Top half Bottom half Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PalaLottomatica
PalaLottomatica, formerly known as Palazzo dello Sport or PalaEUR, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Rome, Italy. It is located in the heart of the well known modern EUR complex. The arena hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournaments. The venue features 8 meetings points, a restaurant for 300 people, and a 2,700 square metre (3,229 sq. yard) outdoor terrace. It has a seating capacity of 11,200 spectators for basketball games. The PalaLottomatica Rome, together with Mediolanum Forum of Milan, is a member of the European Arenas Association (EAA). History Palazzo dello Sport was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini, in 1957, and its reinforced concrete dome was engineered by Pier Luigi Nervi. It was constructed in two years, from 1958–1960, in time for the 1960 Summer Olympics. The facility was designed and built along with a smaller facility, the Palazzetto dello Sport, its dome also engineered by Nervi. Formerly known as PalaSport, and informally k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Oywello
George Oywello (17 January 1939 - 1965) was a Ugandan boxer. Born in Gulu, Uganda, Oywello competed for Uganda in both the 1960 Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. In 1964 boxing in the heavyweight competition he was beaten by eventual gold medal winner, Joe Frazier. He died in a car accident in 196 1960 Olympic results Below is the record of George Oywello, a Ugandan light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to Gheorghe Negrea (Romania) on points, 0-5. 1964 Olympics results Below is the record of George Oywello, a Ugandan heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 16: lost to Joe Frazier (United States) referee stopped contest 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games In the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Willer
Emil Willer (born 1 September 1932) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Zbigniew Jan Pietrzykowski (4 October 1934 – 19 May 2014) was a Polish boxer. He took part in three Olympic Games, each time winning a medal. He won a bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the light middleweight division, after losing in the ... of Poland. References 1932 births Living people German male boxers Olympic boxers for the United Team of Germany Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kiel Light-heavyweight boxers {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Leite
José Leite (born 11 February 1938) is a Brazilian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Rafael Gargiulo of Argentina. References 1938 births Living people Brazilian male boxers Olympic boxers for Brazil Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Minas Gerais Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Gargiulo
Rafael Gargiulo (born 24 October 1936) is an Argentine boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Bela Istvan Horvath of Switzerland, before losing to Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... References 1936 births Living people Argentine male boxers Olympic boxers for Argentina Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers from Buenos Aires Light-heavyweight boxers Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Safdar (boxer)
Muhammad Safdar (born 1 September 1934) is a Pakistani boxer. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Giulio Saraudi Giulio Saraudi (3 July 1938 – 20 April 2005) was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist. In 1961, he held 49 titles and a line of 45 bouts, whom he won 37 . References External links * 1934 births Living people Pakistani male boxers[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Aho
Matti Aho (29 May 1934 – 23 February 1984) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he defeated Colm McCoy of Ireland in the Round of 32, before losing to Petar Spasov of Bulgaria in the Round of 16. References External links * 1934 births 1984 deaths People from Vyborg District Finnish male boxers Olympic boxers for Finland Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers {{Finland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm McCoy
Colm McCoy (2 December 1936 – 22 July 2010) was an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Matti Aho Matti Aho (29 May 1934 – 23 February 1984) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games ... of Finland by decision in the Round of 32. References External links * 1936 births 2010 deaths Irish male boxers Olympic boxers for Ireland Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers from Dublin (city) Light-heavyweight boxers {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Spasov
Petar Spasov (born 13 March 1934) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1934 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sofia Light-heavyweight boxers {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Ould
John Christopher Ould (born 19 May 1940) is a British boxer. He fought as Johnny Ould. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In his first fight, he lost to Petar Spasov of Bulgaria by decision in the Round of 32. Ould won the Amateur Boxing Association England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, is the Sports governing body, governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Irela ... 1959 and 1960 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Fisher ABC. References External links * 1940 births Living people British male boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers from Greater London Light-heavyweight boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Crawford (boxer)
Carl Crawford (6 September 1935 – 1 March 1999) was a Guyanese light-heavyweight boxer, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was in fact the first boxer to compete for Guyana in the Olympics. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division by Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland, he then became sparring partner for Muhammad Ali. Crawford won a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in the middleweight class, defeating Robert Piau of Canada in his first bout before being eliminated by Bob Foster of the United States. Crawford then won the third place bout versus Rafael Toro of Venezuela. Crawford also competed at the 1963 Pan American Games in the light heavyweight category and won a silver medal in that category at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games. He was honored with Guyana's Sportsman-of-the-Year award in 1959. Crawford died in 1999, due to Colon cancer. Olympic results Represented British Guiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Negrea
Gheorge Negrea (21 April 1934 – 2000) was a boxer from Romania. He competed for Romania in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ..., Australia in the light heavyweight event where he finished in second place. He also competed in the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in Rome, again in the light heavyweight division. He was defeated in his quarterfinal match by Anthony Madigan of Australia. 1960 Olympic results Below are the results of Gheorge Negrea, a light heavyweight boxer from Romania who competed in the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated George Oywello (Uganda) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Anthony Madigan (Australia) by a second-round knockout References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
