The men's welterweight 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 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 16 boxers from 16 nations competed.
Medalists
Results
First round
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András Dőri (HUN) def.
Bait Husain (PAK), PTS
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Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def.
Graham Finlay (NZL), PTS
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Pearce Lane
Pearce Lane (October 9, 1930 – July 27, 2018) was an American boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an intern ...
(USA) def.
Enrique Tovar (VEN), PTS
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Fred Tiedt
Frederick Tiedt (16 October 1935 – 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.
Amateur career
Tiedt won a silver medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia in the welterweight d ...
(IRL) def.
Tadeusz Walasek
Tadeusz Walasek (15 July 1936 – 4 November 2011) was a Polish boxer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1960 and a bronze in 1964, both in the middleweight division. In 1960 he lost the final bout to Edd ...
(POL), PTS
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Nicholas André (RSA) def.
Lee Shih-chuan (TPE), PTS
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Nicolae Linca
Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ...
(ROU) def.
Hector Hatch
Hector Rex Hatch (6 February 1936 – 14 April 2016) was a Fijian boxing, boxer, politician, and civil servant. He represented Fiji as a boxer at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. There, he competed in the welterweight ...
(FIJ), PTS
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Francisco Gelaberti (ARG) def.
Walter Kozak (CAN), PTS
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Nicholas Gargano
Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He fought as Nicky Gargano.
Amateur ca ...
(GBR) def.
Eduard Borisov (URS), PTS
Quarterfinals
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Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def.
András Dori (HUN), PTS
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Fred Tiedt
Frederick Tiedt (16 October 1935 – 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.
Amateur career
Tiedt won a silver medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia in the welterweight d ...
(IRL) def.
Pearce Allen Lane (USA), PTS
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Nicolae Linca
Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ...
(ROU) def.
Nicholas Andre (RSA), PTS
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Nicholas Gargano
Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He fought as Nicky Gargano.
Amateur ca ...
(GBR) def.
Francisco Gelabert (ARG), PTS
Semifinals
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Fred Tiedt
Frederick Tiedt (16 October 1935 – 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.
Amateur career
Tiedt won a silver medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia in the welterweight d ...
(IRL) def.
Kevin Hogarth (AUS), PTS
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Nicolae Linca
Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ...
(ROU) def.
Nicholas Gargano
Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He fought as Nicky Gargano.
Amateur ca ...
(GBR), PTS
Final
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Nicolae Linca
Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ...
(ROU) def.
Fred Tiedt
Frederick Tiedt (16 October 1935 – 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.
Amateur career
Tiedt won a silver medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia in the welterweight d ...
(IRL), PTS
Tiedt actually received more total points than Linca, but three of the five judges judged him the winner.
References
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Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...