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
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]

Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. In most sports that use it, welterweight is heavier than lightweight but lighter than middleweight.

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 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 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
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 (1928-1994).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)PTS
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)PTS
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Feliciano Rossano  (URU)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)PTS
Flag of Argentina.svg  Eladio Herrera  (ARG)PTS
Flag of Chile.svg  Humberto Loayza  (CHI)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Eladio Herrera  (ARG)
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Gharib Afifi  (EGY)US flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)PTS
Flag of Ireland.svg  Peter Foran  (IRL)PTSFlag of Ireland.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)PTSUS flag 48 stars.svg  Hank Herring  (USA)
British Ceylon flag.svg  Alex Obeysekere  (CEY)PTSFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)PTS
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Anwar Pasha Turki  (PAK)British Ceylon flag.svg  Alex Obeysekere  (CEY)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zygmunt Chychła  (POL)PTSFlag 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)PTSFlag of France.svg  Pierre Hernandez  (FRA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)PTSFlag 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)Third place
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Max Shacklady  (GBR)KO-3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)PTS
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christian Kristensen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Max Shacklady  (GBR)Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  Duggie Du Preez  (RSA)
Flag of India.svg  Robert Cranston  (IND)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Aurelio Díaz  (ESP)PTSFlag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)PTS
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Aurelio Díaz  (ESP)PTSFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Aurelio Díaz  (ESP)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gusztáv Bene  (HUN)Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)DSQ-2
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)PTSFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Július Torma  (TCH)RSC-2
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Clifford Blackburn  (CAN)PTSCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Cliff Blackburn  (CAN)
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Mariano Vélez  (PHI)

Julius 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. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 176. ISBN   0140066322.