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Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics, boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed. Medalists Results First round * Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL) def. Lennart Risberg (SWE), RSC-3 * Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Piet van Vuuren (SAF), PTS * Ottavio Panunzi (ITA) def. Gerald Collins (boxer), Gerald Collins (CAN), PTS Quarterfinals * Romualdas Murauskas (URS) def. Anthony Madigan (AUS), PTS * James Boyd (boxer), James Boyd (USA) def. Rodolfo Díaz (Argentine boxer), Rodolfo Díaz (ARG), PTS * Carlos Lucas (CHI) def. Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL), PTS * Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Ottavio Panunzi (ITA), PTS Semifinals * James Boyd (boxer), James Boyd (USA) def. Romualdas Murauskas (URS), PTS * Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) def. Carlos Lucas (CHI), PTS Final * James Boyd (boxer), ... [...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] |
James Boyd (boxer)
James Boyd (November 30, 1930 – January 25, 1997) was a boxer from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, who competed in the Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has ... division during his career as an amateur. Boyd won the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. Amateur career Boyd was the National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion of 1956, and the Olympic Light Heavyweight (179 pounds) Gold Medalist at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Pro career Boyd turned pro in 1959 and had limited success. He retired in 1962 having won 2, lost 2, and drawn 3, with 1 KO. References * External links * 1930 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Rocky Mount, North Carolina Boxers from North Carolina Light-heavyweig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Negrea
Gheorge Negrea (21 April 1934 – 2000) was a boxer from Romania. He competed for Romania in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ... in the light heavyweight event where he finished in second place. He also competed in the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in Rome, again in the light heavyweight division. He was defeated in his quarterfinal match by Anthony Madigan of Australia. 1960 Olympic results Below are the results of Gheorge Negrea, a light heavyweight boxer from Romania who competed in the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated George Oywello (Uganda) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Anthony Madigan (Australia) by a second-round knockout References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Lucas
Carlos Lucas Manríquez (4 June 1930 – 19 April 2022) was a Chilean boxer. He won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He also claimed the bronze in the same weight category at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ..., United States. References External links * 1930 births 2022 deaths Olympic boxers for Chile Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Chile People from Villarrica Sportspeople from Araucanía Region Olympic medalists in boxing Chilean male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romualdas Murauskas
Romualdas Murauskas (2 October 1934 in Kaunas, Lithuania – 23 May 1979) was a boxer from the Soviet Union. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ... in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place. References Sports-reference 1934 births 1979 deaths Lithuanian male boxers Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxers from Kaunas Olympic medalists in boxing Soviet male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers {{USSR-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed. Medalists Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Light heavyweight Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Light heavyweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed. Competition format The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser). Schedule Results Top half Bottom half Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Light Heavyweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at the West Melbourne Stadium. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from 34 nations weighed-in and boxing was held eight nights and five afternoons. The boxing schedule began on 23 November and ended on 1 December. Ten boxing events (all men's individual) were contested. Medal summary Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links United States 1956 Olympic Book, Quadrenniel Report United States Olympic CommitteeOfficial results {{Val Barker Trophy winners 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ... Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 in boxing Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 1956, with the exception of the Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics, equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956. These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America. Melbourne is the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics. Due to the Southern Hemisphere's seasons being different from those in the Northern Hemisphere, the 1956 Games did not take place at the usual time of year, because of the need to hold the events during the warmer weather of the host's spring/summer (which corresponds to the Northern Hemisphere's autumn/winter), resulting in the only summer games ever to be held in November and December. Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Wojciechowski
Andrzej Wojciechowski (1 April 1933 – 16 June 1997) was a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight 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 1933 births 1997 deaths Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Włocławek Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Polish sportsmen Martial artists from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Risberg
Lennart Kurt Risberg (16 April 1935 – 4 September 2013) was a Swedish boxer. He competed in the lightweight 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 ..., but was eliminated in the first round.Lennart Risberg Swedish Olympic Committee References 1935 births 2013 deaths Olympic boxers for Sweden[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Vuuren
Piet van Vuuren (6 February 1931 – 2008) was a South African boxer. He was born in Johannesburg. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the light heavyweight class.Profile: Piet van Vuuren ''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 21 January 2014) References 1931 births 2008 deaths Boxers from Johannesburg Light-heavyweight boxers South African male boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Afrikaner people Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century South African sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing {{SouthAfrica-boxi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
