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Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Light Welterweight
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed. Medalists Results First round * Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Terrence Oung (BUR), PTS * Hans Pedersen (DEN) def. Carlos Rodríguez (VEN), PTS * Antonio Marcilla (ARG) def. Chune Pattapong (THA), RSC-1 * Leopold Potesil (AUT) def. Celestino Pinto (BRA), PTS * Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Gul Rehmat (PAK), RSC-3 * Willi Roth (FRG) def. Thomas Schuster (FIJ), PTS Second round * Claude Saluden (FRA) def. Harry Perry (IRL), PTS * Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Leszek Drogosz (POL), PTS * Henry Loubscher (RSA) def. Leslie Mason (CAN), PTS * Joseph Shaw (USA) def. Max Carlos (AUS), PTS * Hwang Ui-gyeong (KOR) def. Manuel de los Santos (PHI), DSQ-2 * Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Hans Pedersen ... [...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, West Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Festival Hall first opened its doors in 1913 as a roller-skating rink and later became a boxing arena. 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 the greatest names in Australian boxing including Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon, Anthony Mundine, Lester Ellis and Barry Michael. Professional wrestling also featured regularly, as did Roller Derby, ballroom dancing, cultural and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestino Pinto
Celestino Pinto (11 August 1931 - 18 June 1989) was a Brazilian boxer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1931 births 1989 deaths Light-welterweight boxers Brazilian male boxers Olympic boxers for Brazil Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1955 Pan American Games Boxers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel De Los Santos
Manuel de los Santos (born 1928) was a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1928 births Possibly living people Filipino male boxers Olympic boxers for the Philippines Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Filipino sportsmen {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Ui-gyeong
Hwang Ui-gyeong (born 7 May 1930) is a South Korean former boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1930 births Possibly living people South Korean male boxers Olympic boxers for South Korea Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Carlos
Max Carlos (31 December 1935 – 12 May 1996) was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1935 births 1996 deaths Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Shepparton Light-welterweight boxers Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Shaw (boxer)
Joseph Shaw (August 11, 1938 – December 19, 2005) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1957 to 1970. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * * 1938 births 2005 deaths American male boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxers from St. Louis Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Mason
Thomas Leslie "Babe" Mason (born 18 August 1934) is a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, while a member of the Canadian Army The Canadian Army () is the command (military formation), command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also re ....} References External links * * * 1934 births Living people Canadian male boxers Light-welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Canada Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Pictou County 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Boxing people from Nova Scotia {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszek Drogosz
Leszek Melchior Drogosz (6 January 1933 – 7 September 2012) was a Polish boxer and actor. Drogosz was born in Kielce. He thrice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Light welterweight division at Warsaw 1953 and West Berlin 1955, and in the Welterweight division at Lucerne 1959. He participated in the Summer Olympics in Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, and Rome 1960. He won the bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He was eight-time winner of the Polish Boxing Championship (1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967). Following his boxing career, Drogosz became an actor in Polish movies. He played in fifteen movies. In 1966 he has appeared in the film ''Bokser'' directed by Julian Dziedzina. He twice played in the movies directed by Andrzej Wajda - '' Hunting Flies'' () in 1969, and ''Landscape After the Battle ''Landscape After the Battle'' () is a 1970 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda and starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Perry (boxer)
Harry Perry (2 December 1934 – 22 January 2021) was a member of the 1956 and 1960 Irish Olympic boxing teams. He also competed in the European Amateur Boxing Championships in 1955 and 1959 winning the bronze medal in the welterweight division in 1959. He was inducted into the Irish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007. He died in January 2021, aged 86. References See also *Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics *Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italy dominated boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning three gold medals and seven medals overall. Two of the gold medalists would later become Hall of Fame world champions in professional boxing: American Cassius Clay (later known as Muha ... 1934 births 2021 deaths Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Ireland Irish male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers from County Dublin 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Saluden
Claude Saluden (25 May 1937 – 30 November 1996) was a French boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1937 births 1996 deaths French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Schuster (boxer)
Thomas Schuster (14 February 1937 – 5 January 1990) was a Fijian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1937 births 1990 deaths Light-welterweight boxers Fijian male boxers Olympic boxers for Fiji Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ba Province {{Fiji-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Roth
Willi Roth (31 July 1929 – 2 May 2017) was a German boxer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References External links * 1929 births 2017 deaths German male boxers Olympic boxers for Germany Olympic boxers for the United Team of Germany Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Featherweight boxers People from Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
