Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
OR:
Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The men's heavyweight 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 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 Patrick Sharkey (born ) is an American urban sociologist and criminologist. He has been Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University since 2019. He was formerly Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at New York U ...
(IRL), KO-3 *
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 ...
(URS) def. Bozhil Lozanov (BUL), RTD-3


Quarterfinals

*
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 Ro ...
(RSA) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), RSC-1 *
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 ...
(USA) def.
Josef Němec Josef Němec (25 September 1933 – 10 September 2013) was a boxer from Czechoslovakia. Born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia, he competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, going out in the quarter- ...
(CZE), RSC-2 * Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS *
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 ...
(URS) def. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1


Semifinals

*
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 ...
(USA) def.
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 Ro ...
(RSA), RSC-3 *
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 ...
(URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3


Final

*
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 ...
(USA) def.
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 ...
(URS), RSC-1


References

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