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Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed. Medalists Results First round * Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS * Törner Åhsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3 * Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Bozhil Lozanov (BUL), RTD-3 Quarterfinals * Daniel Bekker (RSA) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), RSC-1 * Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Josef Němec (CZE), RSC-2 * Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS * Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1 Semifinals * Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (RSA), RSC-3 * Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3 Final * Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Lev Mukhin (URS), RSC-1 References * https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956 ... [...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] |
Pete Rademacher
Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. A gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics, he became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional bout when he faced Floyd Patterson in Seattle on August 22, 1957. He compiled a 15-8-1 record over 23 professional bouts. A former college football player at Washington State, Rademacher took up boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school. Amateur career In his amateur career, Rademacher won 72 bouts and lost 7. He won a series of tournaments, including the 1949 and 1951–1953 Seattle Golden Gloves (he lost in 1950 to Zora Folley, who was his frequent opponent throughout his boxing career), and the US Amateur Championship as a heavyweight in 1953—avenging his earlier loss to Folley. He captured the Chicago Golden Gloves, the All-Army championship, and the Serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Mukhin
Lev Dmitrievich Mukhin (russian: Лев Дмитриевич Мухин; 15 October 1936 – 25 April 1977) was a Russian, Soviet heavyweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Pete Rademacher Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. A gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics, he became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional b .... Rademacher, an upcoming heavyweight champion, would score three knockdowns before the bout was stopped. Coming into the final Mukhin knocked out all his opponents, despite two of them knocked him down in the first round. Mukhin took up boxing in 1951, and in 1955 won the Soviet title, finishing second at the Soviet championships. He placed second again in 1956 and never competed internationally except for the 1956 Olympics. 1956 Olympic results Below is the record of Lev Mukhin, a heavyweight boxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Bekker
Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker (9 February 1932 – 22 October 2009) was a South African boxing, boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later in Rome he captured the silver medal in the same category. Amateur career Bekker was the South African Heavyweight Champion from 1955–1959 and 1961. Amateur results *1956 won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympics. **Defeated José Giorgetti (Argentina) KO-1 **Lost to Pete Rademacher (USA) KO-3 *1958 won the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. **Defeated S. Renaud (Canada) TKO-1 **Defeated Gbadegesin Salawu (Nigeria) TKO-2 **Defeated David Thomas (boxer), David Thomas (England) PTS *1960 won the Heavyweight silver medal at the Rome Olympics. **Defeated Wladyslaw Jedrzejewski (boxer), Władysław Jędrzejewski (Poland) TKO-1 **Defeated Obrad Sretenovic (Yugoslavia) KO-1 **Defeated Günter Siegmund (United Team of Germany) PT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Bozzano
Giacomo "Mino" Bozzano (born 12 April 1933 in Sestri Levante - died 21 November 2008) was a former Italian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He lost to Lev Mukhin of the Soviet Union and was eliminated, but then, at just age 23 he went into pro boxing post-Olympics. 1956 Olympic results Below is the record of Giacomo Bozzano, an Italian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Ilkka Koski (Finland) by decision * Quarterfinal: defeated Ulrich Nitzschke (Germany) by decision * Semifinal: lost to Lev Mukhin (Soviet Union) by third-round knockout (was awarded bronze medal) Pro career Bozzano turned pro in 1957 and won his first 25 fights, including a win over Joey Maxim, before being KO'd by Hans Kalbfell in 1960. The following year he was upset by Gerhard Zech. Zech, who had only eight paid bouts to his credit and no amateur experien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 21 boxers from 21 nations competed. Medalists Results Johansson spent the entire bout backpedalling, without throwing a single punch. After receiving several warnings from the referee, he was finally disqualified for being excessively passive, and was not awarded the silver medal. He eventually received the medal in 1982. 3 February 2009. The Independent 1 Sosa did not ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight ...
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 17 boxers from 17 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). Results Results of the heavyweight boxing competition.Official Report, pp. 755–760. Top half Bottom half Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ... [...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] |
Ilkka Koski
Ilkka Koski (10 June 1928 – 28 February 1993) was a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1952 and lost his first bout in 1956. Domestically he held the Finnish amateur heavyweight title in 1951–1956 and 1958. In 1958 he turned professional and had a record of seven victories (three by knockout), one loss and one draw, before retiring in 1962 due to an injury. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame. . sports-reference.com References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Törner Åhsman
Gustav Edgar Törner Åhsman (30 July 1931 – 30 October 2016) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second round by Lev Mukhin. After the Olympics he turned professional and had a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws before retiring in 1962. 1956 Olympic results Below is the record of Törner Åhsman, a Swedish heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Patrick Sharkey (Ireland) by third-round knockout * Quarterfinal: lost to Lev Mukhin Lev Dmitrievich Mukhin (russian: Лев Дмитриевич Мухин; 15 October 1936 – 25 April 1977) was a Russian, Soviet heavyweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Pete Rademacher Thoma ... (Soviet Union) by first-round knockout References 1931 births 2016 deaths Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Sweden Swedish male boxers Heavyweight boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Sharkey (boxer)
Pa Sharkey (1931 – 31 October 2016) was a member of the 1956 Irish Olympic boxing team, competing in the heavyweight division. He was eliminated in his 1st round fight - knock-out in the 3rd round - by the Swedish competitor Törner Åhsman. ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports See also *Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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