Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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Men's welterweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Earl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date7–13 August 1948
Competitors26 from 26 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Július Torma Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Hank Herring US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Alessandro D'Ottavio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1936
1952  

The men's welterweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena. [1]

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 9 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts consisted of three periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Flag of Australia.svg  Billy Boyce  (AUS)PTS
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Léon Roller  (LUX)
Flag of Australia.svg  Billy Boyce  (AUS)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)PTS
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Feliciano Rossano  (URU)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)PTS
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eladio Herrera  (ARG)PTS
Flag of Chile.svg  Humberto Loayza  (CHI)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Eladio Herrera  (ARG)
Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Gharib Afifi  (EGY)US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)PTS
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Peter Foran  (IRL)PTS Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Peter Foran  (IRL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Édouard Bombart  (BEL)US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)PTS
US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)PTS US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)
Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Alex Obeysekere  (CEY)PTS Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)PTS
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Anwar Pasha Turki  (PAK)Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Alex Obeysekere  (CEY)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zygmunt Chychła  (POL)PTS Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zygmunt Chychła  (POL)KO-2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Frits Wijngaard  (NED)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zygmunt Chychła  (POL)
Flag of Norway.svg  Gunnar Hansen  (NOR)Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)PTS
Flag of France.svg  Pierre Hernandez  (FRA)PTS Flag of France.svg  Pierre Hernandez  (FRA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)PTS Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)PTS
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  George Issabeg  (IRI)Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Max Shacklady  (GBR)KO-3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)PTS
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christian Kristensen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Max Shacklady  (GBR)Third place
Flag of India.svg  Robert Cranston  (IND)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Aurelio Díaz  (ESP)PTS
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Aurelio Díaz  (ESP)PTS Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Aurelio Díaz  (ESP)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gusztáv Bene  (HUN)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)DSQ-2 Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)PTS
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)PTS Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)RSC-2
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Clifford Blackburn  (CAN)PTS Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Cliff Blackburn  (CAN)
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Mariano Vélez  (PHI)

Július Torma fractured his left hand during his second round bout against Cliff Blackburn, but was able to hide the injury in his remaining bouts, through careful defending and judicious use of his right hand. [2]

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 176. ISBN   0140066322.