Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight

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Men's middleweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Earl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date 7–13 August
Competitors 25 from 25 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg László Papp Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Johnny Wright Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Ivano Fontana Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1936
1952  

The men's middleweight 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.

Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.

1948 Summer Olympics Games of the XIV Olympiad, held in London in 1948

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom from 29 July to 14 August 1948.

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Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 7 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 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Dogomar Martínez  (URU)PTS
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Antoni Kolczyński  (POL)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Dogomar Martínez  (URU)
Flag of Italy.svg  Ivano Fontana  (ITA)PTS
Flag of India.svg  John Nuttall  (IND)
Flag of Italy.svg  Ivano Fontana  (ITA)PTS
Flag of Italy.svg  Ivano Fontana  (ITA)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  László Papp  (HUN)PTS
US flag 48 stars.svg  Washington Jones  (USA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Auguste Cavignac  (BEL)DSQ-2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Auguste Cavignac  (BEL)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  László Papp  (HUN)KO-1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jean Welter  (LUX)
Flag of Finland.svg  Valle Resko  (FIN)Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  László Papp  (HUN)RSC-1
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  László Papp  (HUN)KO-2Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  László Papp  (HUN)PTS
Flag of Sweden.svg  Tore Karlsson  (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Johnny Wright  (GBR)
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Hussain Tousi  (IRI)PTSState Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Hussain Tousi  (IRI)
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Jack Keenan  (CAN)Flag of Ireland.svg  Mick McKeon  (IRL)PTS
Flag of Ireland.svg  Mick McKeon  (IRL)PTSFlag of Ireland.svg  Mick McKeon  (IRL)PTS
Flag of Denmark.svg  Martin Hansen  (DEN)KO-1Flag of France.svg  Aimé-Joseph Escudie  (FRA)
Flag of Norway.svg  Evert Johanson  (NOR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Martin Hansen  (DEN)
Flag of France.svg  Aimé-Joseph Escudie  (FRA)PTSFlag of France.svg  Aimé-Joseph Escudie  (FRA)PTS
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  Ken La Grange  (RSA)Flag of Ireland.svg  Mick McKeon  (IRL)Third place
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Moustafa Fahim  (EGY)RSC-2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Johnny Wright  (GBR)PTS
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Jaime Oliver  (ESP)Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Moustafa Fahim  (EGY)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivano Fontana  (ITA)WO
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Miloslav Příhoda  (TCH)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Schubart  (NED)PTSFlag of Ireland.svg  Mick McKeon  (IRL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Schubart  (NED)PTSFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Schubart  (NED)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hermann Schneider  (SUI)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Johnny Wright  (GBR)PTS
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Johnny Wright  (GBR)PTSFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Johnny Wright  (GBR)
Flag of Australia.svg  Graham Higham  (AUS)Flag of Argentina.svg  Héctor García  (ARG)RSC-2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Héctor García  (ARG)PTS

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