Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games – Men's 60 kg

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Men's 60 kg
at the 1954 Asian Games
Venue Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
Date5–8 May 1954
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1958  

The men's lightweight (60 kilograms) event at the 1954 Asian Games took place from 5 to 8 May 1954 at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines. [1]

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Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament with a third place match to determine the bronze medalist. The competition began with a preliminary round on 5 May 1954, where the number of competitors was reduced to 4, and concluded with the final on 8 May 1954. [2]

Celedonio Espinosa from the Philippines won the gold medal.

Results

Legend
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Celedonio Espinosa  (PHI)3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Sueb Chundakowsolaya  (THA)0
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Celedonio Espinosa  (PHI)3
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Henry Wong  (ROC)2Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Henry Wong  (ROC)0
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Su Bung-nan  (KOR)1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Henry Wong  (ROC)2
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Iwabuchi  (JPN)KOFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Iwabuchi  (JPN)1
Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Dennis Lazaroo  (SIN) Bronze medal bout
Flag of Thailand.svg  Sueb Chundakowsolaya  (THA)0
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Iwabuchi  (JPN)3

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References

  1. "2.Asian Games". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. "Boxing Report" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 March 2024.