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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne. 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 November 23 and ended on December 1. Ten boxing events (all men's individual) were contested. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ...
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Events
Flyweight (51 kg) - 19 participants from 19 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
 Terence Spinks (GBR) | | Silver |
 Mircea Dobrescu (ROM) | | Bronze |
 John Caldwell (IRL) | | Bronze |
 René Libeer (FRA) |
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Bantamweight (54 kg) - 18 participants from 18 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
 Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) | | Silver |
 Song Soon-Chung (KOR) | | Bronze |
 Claudio Barrientos (CHI) | | Bronze |
Frederick Gilroy (IRL) |
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Featherweight (57 kg) - 18 participants from 18 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
 Vladimir Safronov (URS) | | Silver |
Thomas Nicholls (GBR) | | Bronze |
 Henryk Niedzwiecki (POL) | | Bronze |
 Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen (FIN) |
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Lightweight (60 kg) - 18 participants from 18 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
Richard McTaggart (GBR) | | Silver |
Harry Kurschat (GER) | | Bronze |
Anatoli Lagetko (URS) | | Bronze |
Anthony Byrne (IRL) |
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Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) - 22 participants from 22 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) | | Silver |
 Franco Nenci (ITA) | | Bronze |
Constantin Dumitrescu (ROM) | | Bronze |
 Henry Loubscher (SAF) |
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Welterweight (67 kg) - 16 participants from 16 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
Nicolae Linca (ROM) | | Silver |
Frederick Tiedt (IRL) | | Bronze |
 Kevin John Hogarth (AUS) | | Bronze |
Nicholas Gargano (GBR) |
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Light Middleweight (71 kg) - 14 participants from 14 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
 László Papp (HUN) | | Silver |
 José Torres (PUR) | | Bronze |
John McCormack (GBR) | | Bronze |
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) |
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László Papp (March 25, 1926 - October 16, 2003) was a boxer from Hungary. ...
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José Torres, Chegui (born May 3, 1936), is a Puerto Rican who is a former boxer and the first hispanic ever to win the worlds Light Heavyweight championship. ...
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Middleweight (75 kg) - 14 participants from 14 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
Gennadi Schatkov (URS) | | Silver |
Ramón Tapia (CHI) | | Bronze |
Gilbert Chabron (FRA) | | Bronze |
 Victor Zalazar (ARG) |
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Light Heavyweight (81 kg) - 11 participants from 11 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
 James Boyd (USA) | | Silver |
Gheorghe Negrea (ROM) | | Bronze |
Carlos Lucas (CHI) | | Bronze |
Romualdas Murauskas (URS) |
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Carlos Lucas (born June 4, 1930) is a former Chilean boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Light Heavyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. ...
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Heavyweight (91 kg) - 11 participants from 11 nations
| Medal | Athlete | | Gold |
Peter Rademacher (USA) | | Silver |
Lev Muchin (URS) | | Bronze |
Daniel Bekker (SAF) | | Bronze |
Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) |
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Reference
| Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne and Stockholm) | | Athletics | Australian Football (demonstration sport) | Baseball (demonstration sport) | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football | Gymnastics | Hockey | Modern Pentathlon | Rowing | Shooting | Swimming | Water Polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling | Yachting | At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested. ...
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight 112 lb (51 kg) Bantamweight 118 lb (53. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-50. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-51 kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-58kg) Lightweight (-62kg) Welterweight (-67kg) Middleweight (-73kg) Light-heavyweight (-80kg) Heavyweight (80kg & over) Categories: 1948 Summer Olympics events | Boxing at the Olympics ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Flyweight (-51 kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-57kg) Lightweight (-60kg) Light-welterweight (-63. ...
In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cassius Marcellus Clay, won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics: It was held October 11 to 23. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics: It was held August 27 to September 10 // Medals Light-flyweight (-48kg) Flyweight (-51kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-57kg) Lightweight (-60kg) Light welterweight (-63. ...
There were 11 boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Canada. ...
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. ...
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. ...
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students Gymnasium in Seoul. ...
Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Light Flyweight (-48kg) First Round Beibis Mendoza, Colombia def. ...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Light Flyweight (48 kg) Flyweight (51 kg) Bantamweight (54 kg) Featherweight (57 kg) Lightweight (60 kg) Light Welterweight (63. ...
Boxing at the Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event. ...
The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ...
Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ...
The Old town in Stockholm from the air (help· info) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ...
Baseball was again a demonstration sport at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. ...
Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. ...
The Equestrian Events were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarentine regulations. ...
Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Only a mens competition occurred that year. ...
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 13 swimming events were contested. ...
10 nations competed in Water Polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. ...
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