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Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Featherweight ...
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed. Medalists Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Featherweight Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Töölö Sports Hall
Töölö Sports Hall (, ) is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Aarne Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukkonen and built in 1935 as Messuhalli (Exhibition Hall). It is located near the Olympic Stadium, the Opera House, and the Bolt Arena. The hall was originally a venue for concerts, banquets and sporting events, but is now used only for training and competition in various sports. History In preparation for the 1952 Summer Olympics the building was expanded on the northern side. During the Olympics gymnastics, wrestling, boxing and weightlifting events as well as the basketball finals were held at the venue. In June 1966 the hot pitch used to fix the hall's roof caught fire. The ensuing blaze almost destroyed the whole building but was eventually extinguished with the help of 175 firemen and the army, the latter of which kept the gathered crowds out of the way. In 1975 the hall was moved to Helsinki city ownership and got it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Brazil competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 97 competitors, 92 men and 5 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports. Brazil won three medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Brazil won its first gold medal since its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Adhemar Ferreira da Silva won the men's triple jump. Adhemar broke the Olympic record four times and the world record twice in the event. Gold medal favorite and incumbent world recorder Adhemar broke the record for the first time in his second jump, with 16.12m. In the fifth, the Brazilian reached his best mark, 16.22m, a new world mark, 24 cm ahead of the Soviet Leonid Shcherbakov, who won the silver medal. José Telles da Conceição won the bronze medal in men's high jump with a jump of 1,98 m; together with the gold medal won by Adhemar, those were the first medals won by Brazilians at Athletics in the Olympic Games. Tetsuo Okamoto became the first Brazilian swimmer to win an Olympic medal, the bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports. Medalists The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 22 gold and 71 total medals. Gold * Nina Bocharova — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beam * Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-round * Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-round * Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horse * Hrant Shahinyan — Artistic gymnastics, men's rings * Victor Chukarin, Hrant Shahinyan, Valentin Muratov, Yevgeni Korolkov, Vladimir Belyakov, Iosif Berdiev, Mikhail Perelman, Dmytro Leonkin — Artistic gymnastics, men's team competition * Maria Gorokhovskaya, Nina Bocharova, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Urbanovich, Pelageya Danilova, Galina Shamrai, Ekaterina Kalinchuk — Artistic gymnastics, women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yury Sokolov (boxer)
Yury Sokolov (11 May 1929 – 3 March 2016) was a Russian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Sokolov died in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ... on 3 March 2016, at the age of 86. References 1929 births 2016 deaths Russian male boxers Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ivanovo Featherweight boxers 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France At The 1952 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports. Medalists Gold * Jean Laudet and Georges Turlier — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs * Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola — Equestrian, Jumping Individual * Christian d'Oriola — Foil, Men's Individual * Jehan Buhan, Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, and Adrien Rommel — Fencing, Men's Foil Team * Bernard Malivoire, Gaston Mercier, and Raymond Salles — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs * Jean Boiteux — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle Silver * Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres * Alain Mimoun — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres * Madeleine Moreau — Diving, Women's Springboard * Guy Lefrant — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual * Pierre Blondiaux, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier, and Jean-Jacques Guissart — Rowing, Men's Coxless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 257 competitors, 213 men and 44 women, took part in 127 events in 18 sports. In 1952, they achieved their only gold medal during the last event of the last day of competition in Helsinki. Along with 1904 and 1996, this is Great Britain's lowest gold medal count. Medallists Gold * Harry Llewellyn, Duggie Stewart, and Wilf White — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition Silver * Sheila Lerwill — Athletics, Women's High Jump * Charles Currey — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition Bronze * McDonald Bailey — Athletics, Men's 100 metres * John Disley — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase * Heather Armitage, Sylvia Cheeseman, Jean Desforges, and June Foulds-Paul — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay * Shirley Cawley — Athletics, Women's long jump * Donald Burgess, George Newberry, Alan Newton, and Ronald Stretton — Cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Lewis (boxer)
Percival Joseph Lewis (31 December 1928 – 3 October 2019), better known as Percy Lewis, was a Trinidad and Tobago-British amateur featherweight and professional feather/ super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1950s and 60s. Boxing career Amateur career As an amateur Lewis was runner-up for the 1950 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Peter Brander (Slough Centre ABC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force, was runner-up for the 1951 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Jim Travers (Lansdowne BC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force, won the 1952 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Steve Trainer (Hulme Lads ABC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force, represented Great Britain at featherweight in the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, losing to Georghe Ilie of Romania, and won the 1953 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Alan Sillett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Romania competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1948 Summer Olympics. 114 competitors, 103 men and 11 women, took part in 67 events in 15 sports. Medalists Athletics Basketball ;Men's Team Competition *Qualification Round (Group C) :* Lost to Canada (51-72) :* Lost to Italy (39-53) → did not advance, 23rd place *Team Roster :* Dan Niculescu :* Mihai Nedef :* Andrei Folbert :* Corneliu Călugăreanu :* Grigore Costescu :* Emanoil Răducanu :* Ladislau Mokos :* Liviu Nagy :* Cezar Niculescu :* Adrian Petroșanu :* Vasile Popescu :* Gheorghe Constantinide Boxing Canoeing Cycling ;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) * Constantin Stanescu – 5:20:01.4 (→ 29th place) * Marin Niculescu – 5:23:34.1 (→ 41st place) * Victor Georgescu – 5:24:27.5 (→ 44th place) * Petre Nuță – did not finish (→ no ranking) ;Track Competition Men's 1.000m T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Ilie
Gheorghe Ilie (born 14 June 1927) was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... References External links * 1927 births Possibly living people Romanian male boxers Olympic boxers for Romania Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Featherweight boxers 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India At The 1952 Summer Olympics
India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. This marked the second time India had competed as an independent republic. Medalists Gold * K. D. Singh, Kunwar Digvijai Singh (c), Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Randhir Singh Gentle, Grahanandan Singh, Ranganandhan Francis, Jaswant Singh Rajput, Balbir Singh Sr., Dharam Singh (field hockey), Dharam Singh, Govind Perumal, Raghbir Lal, Udham Singh (field hockey), Udham Singh, Chaman Singh Gurung and Muniswamy Rajgopal — Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Field hockey, Men's Team Competition. Bronze * Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, Khashaba Jadhav — Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight Athletics First Female Contingent Athletics *Mary D'Souza Sequeira, Mary Dsouza *Nilima Ghose Boxing Men's Flyweight: * Sakti Mazumdar :# First Round – Defeated Nguyen Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoy Bose (boxer)
Benoy Bose (born 25 November 1929) is an Indian boxer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... In his first fight at the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost to Francisco Núñez of Argentina. References External links * 1929 births Possibly living people Indian male boxers Olympic boxers for India Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers from West Bengal Featherweight boxers {{India-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports. They won 76 medals (40 gold), including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II and still a record (though achieved a few more times since). Medalists Gold * Lindy Remigino — Athletics, Men's 100 metres * Andy Stanfield — Athletics, Men's 200 metres *Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 800 metres *Harrison Dillard — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * Charles Moore — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles *Horace Ashenfelter — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase *Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Dean Smith, and Andy Stanfield — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men *Walt Davis — Athletics, Men's High Jump *Bob Richards — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * Jerome Biffle — Athletics, Men's Long Jump * Parry O' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |