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Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed. Medalists Results First round * Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL) def. Lennart Risberg (SWE), RSC-3 * Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Piet van Vuuren (SAF), PTS * Ottavio Panunzi (ITA) def. Gerald Collins (CAN), PTS Quarterfinals * Romualdas Murauskas (URS) def. Anthony Madigan (AUS), PTS * James Boyd (USA) def. Rodolfo Díaz (ARG), PTS * Carlos Lucas (CHI) def. Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL), PTS * Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Ottavio Panunzi (ITA), PTS Semifinals * James Boyd (USA) def. Romualdas Murauskas (URS), PTS * Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Carlos Lucas (CHI), PTS Final * James Boyd (USA) def. Gheorghe Negrea (ROU), PTS References * https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Hall (Melbourne)
Festival Hall is a heritage listed entertainment venue located at 300 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. It is one of Melbourne's larger concert venues and has hosted a variety of local and international acts over many years. In October 2020, Hillsong purchased the Festival Hall venue. It will continue to host entertainment events, in addition to hosting Hillsong Church Melbourne City's weekly church services. The building is set to undergo renovation to better suit the new uses. History The site began its sporting history as the West Melbourne Stadium (shortened to The Stadium) in 1913, developed by R.L.Baker, the Sydney boxing promoter, opening just in time for the Mehegan-Wells fight of 3 November 1913. In 1915 it came under the control of John Wren (chairman) and Dick Lean (general manager) of Stadiums Limited as a multi-function venue for boxing and pro wrestling. It quickly became known to locals as "the House of Stoush", as over the years it has featured some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Boyd (boxer)
James Boyd (November 30, 1930 – January 25, 1997) was a boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ... from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. Boyd won the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. Amateur career Boyd was the National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion of 1956, and the Olympic Light Heavyweight (179 pounds) Gold Medalist at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Pro career Boyd turned pro in 1959 and had limited success. He retired in 1962 having won 2, lost 2, and drawn 3, with 1 KO. References * External links * 1930 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Rocky Mount, North Carolina Boxers from North Carolina Light-heavywe ... [...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] |
Carlos Lucas
Carlos Lucas Manríquez (4 June 1930 – 19 April 2022) was a Chilean boxer. He won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He also claimed the bronze at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ..., United States. References External links * 1930 births 2022 deaths Olympic boxers for Chile Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Chile People from Villarrica Olympic medalists in boxing Chilean male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1959 Pan American Games Light-heavyweight boxers Medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romualdas Murauskas
Romualdas Murauskas (2 October 1934 in Kaunas, Lithuania – 23 May 1979) was a boxer from the Soviet Union. He competed for the USSR 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 third place. References Sports-reference 1934 births 1979 deaths Lithuanian male boxers Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kaunas Olympic medalists in boxing Soviet male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers {{USSR-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight ...
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed. Medalists Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1952 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] |
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] |
Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. While huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956. These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America. Melbourne is the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics. Due to the Southern Hemisphere's seasons being different from those in the Northern Hemisphere, the 1956 Games did not take place at the usual time of year, because of the need to hold the events during the warmer weather of the host's spring/summer (which corresponds to the Northern Hemisphere's autumn/winter), resulting in the only summer games ever to be held in November and December. Australia did not host the Games again until 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, and will host them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Wojciechowski
Andrzej Wojciechowski (1 April 1933 – 16 June 1997) was a Polish boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee .... He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References 1933 births 1997 deaths Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Włocławek Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Polish people Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Risberg
Lennart Kurt Risberg (16 April 1935 – 4 September 2013) was a Swedish boxer. He competed in the lightweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ..., but was eliminated in the first round.Lennart Risberg Swedish Olympic Committee References 1935 births 2013 deaths Olympic boxer ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Vuuren
Piet van Vuuren (6 February 1931 – 2008) was a South African boxer. He was born in Johannesburg. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics 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 ..., in the light heavyweight class.Profile: Piet van Vuuren ''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 21 January 2014) References 1931 births 2008 deaths ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
