The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme 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 ...

. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

First round

* Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS *

Robert Bath Robert Gordon "Bobby" Bath (born 1936) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1956 Summer Olympics he defeated Hempala Jayasuriya of Ceylon, before losing to Song Soon-chun of ...

(AUS) def. Henry Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS

Second round

* Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Boris Stepanov (URS), KO-3 * Mario Sitri (ITA) def.

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(PAK), PTS * Owen Reilly (GBR) def. Daniel Hellebuyck (BEL), PTS *

Wolfgang Behrendt Wolfgang Behrendt (born 14 June 1936) was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany. He subsequently became the first Olympic champion for East Germany. ...

(GER) def. Henrik Ottesen (DEN), RTD-2 * Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def.

Zenon Stefaniuk Zenon Stefaniuk (8 July 1930, in Wojnów – 10 July 1985, in Katowice) was a Polish boxer. He twice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight division at Warsaw 1953 and West Berlin 1955. He par ...

(POL), PTS *

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(BRA) def.

Thein Myint Thein Myint ( my, သိန်းမြင့်) born January 14, 1937 in Yangon) is a retired amateur boxer from Burma, who won the gold medal at the 1958 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat s ...

(BUR), PTS * Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG) def.

Vichai Limcharoen Vichai Limcharoen (born 1936) is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References 1936 births Living people Vichai Limcharoen Vichai Limcharoen Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pl ...

(THA), PTS * Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def.

(AUS), PTS

Quarterfinals

* Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Mario Sitri (ITA), PTS *

(GER) def. Owen Reilly (GBR), PTS * Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def.

(BRA), PTS * Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

(GER) def. Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS * Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTS

Final

(GER) def. Song Soon-Chun (KOR), PTS

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight

Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Ba ...