The men's light heavyweight event was part of the
boxing programme 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 ...
. 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
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Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL) def.
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 ...
(SWE), RSC-3
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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 mainla ...
(ROU) def.
Piet van Vuuren (SAF), PTS
*
Ottavio Panunzi (ITA) def.
Gerald Collins (CAN), PTS
Quarterfinals
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Romualdas Murauskas (URS) def.
Anthony Madigan (AUS), PTS
*
James Boyd (USA) def.
Rodolfo Díaz (ARG), PTS
*
Carlos Lucas (CHI) def.
Andrzej Wojciechowski (POL), PTS
*
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 mainla ...
(ROU) def.
Ottavio Panunzi (ITA), PTS
Semifinals
*
James Boyd (USA) def.
Romualdas Murauskas (URS), PTS
*
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 mainla ...
(ROU) def.
Carlos Lucas (CHI), PTS
Final
*
James Boyd (USA) def.
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 mainla ...
(ROU), PTS
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf
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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 ...