Pieter ("Piet") van Klaveren was a boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg) division by Terence Milligan of Ireland. He is the younger brother of Bep van Klaveren, Olympic boxing champion in 1928.
The light welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 63.5 kilograms. 35 boxers from 35 nations competed.
The welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 67 kilograms. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds. The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 18 boxers from ten nations competed.
Issake Dabore is a retired boxer from Niger who mainly fought in the light-welterweight and welterweight weight classes. Dabore competed at three Olympics; Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972. He was the first Nigerien person to compete at the Olympics and the first Nigerien to win an Olympic medal. Dabore won his Olympic medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the men's light-welterweight.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, July 15, 1924, to Sunday, July 20, 1924. 29 boxers from 19 nations competed. Giuseppe Oldani was disqualified in his round of 16 bout against Douglas Lewis by referee T. H. Walker for persistent holding. Oldani's supporters pelted Walker with sticks, coins and walking stick knobs. This went on for nearly an hour, until Walker was escorted from the arena under the protection of several British, American and South African boxers.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds. The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936. Twenty-four boxers from 24 nations competed.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932. Sixteen boxers from 16 nations competed.
Byambyn Tüvshinbat is a Mongolian boxer. He competed in the 2007 and 2011 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, the 2006 World University Boxing Championship and the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament. Tüvshinbat represented Mongolia in the Men's welterweight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and defeated Gabonese Yannick Mitoumba in the first round but lost to Frenchman Alexis Vastine in the second round then in the 2016 Summer Olympics, beating Alberto Palmetta of Argentina in the first round and losing by split decision to Steven Donnelly in his second match.
Anoushiravan Nourian is a retired amateur Iranian-born Australian boxer. He picked up a bronze medal in the welterweight at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, and also competed in two editions of the Olympic Games under different banners. Nourian's career had been overshadowed by a doping controversy in 2000, resulting to a ban from the Iranian boxing team at the Summer Olympics in Sydney and his emigration to Australia, where he later obtained a dual citizenship.
The light welterweight class in the boxing competition was the sixth-lowest weight class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 63.5 kilograms (139.9 lbs). 35 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.
The Welterweight class in the boxing competition was the fifth-highest weight class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 67 kilograms (147.8 lbs). 33 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed.
The light welterweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 21 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.
The welterweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 22 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.
