Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

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Middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue West Melbourne Stadium
Dates26 November – 1 December
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gennadi Schatkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Ramón Tapia Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Bronze medal icon.svg Gilbert Chapron Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Victor Zalazar Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  1952
1960  

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed. [1]

Medalists

Gold Gennadi Schatkov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Silver Ramón Tapia
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Bronze Gilbert Chapron
Flag of France.svg France
Bronze Victor Zalazar
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina

Results

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.