Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Palazzo dello Sport
Dates26 August – 5 September
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Muhammad Ali Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Anthony Madigan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Giulio Saraudi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1956
1964  

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed. [1] [2]

Competition format

The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Friday, 26 August 196021:00Round of 32
Tuesday, 30 August 196015:00
21:00
Round of 16
Thursday, 1 September 196015:00
21:00
Quarterfinals
Saturday, 3 September 196015:00Semifinals
Monday, 5 September 196021:00Final

Results

Top half

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennady Shatkov  (URS)5
 
 
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Ray Cillien  (LUX)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennady Shatkov  (URS)0
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Cassius Clay  (USA)5
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Cassius Clay  (USA)RSC
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvon Becaus  (BEL)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Cassius Clay  (USA)5
 
 
Flag of Australia.svg  Tony Madigan  (AUS)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars-Olof Norling  (SWE)0
 
 
Flag of Australia.svg  Tony Madigan  (AUS)5
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Australia.svg  Tony Madigan  (AUS)KO
 
 
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Gheorghe Negrea  (ROU)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  George Oywello  (UGA)0
 
 
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Gheorghe Negrea  (ROU)5
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Safdar  (PAK)0
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giulio Saraudi  (ITA)5
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giulio Saraudi  (ITA)3
 
 
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rafael Gargiulo  (ARG)2
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rafael Gargiulo  (ARG)RSC
 
 
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  José Leite  (BRA)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giulio Saraudi  (ITA)1
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  (POL)4
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Emil Willer  (EUA)0
 
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  (POL)5
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  (POL)5
 
 
 
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  Carl Crawford  (GUY)0
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  (POL)5
 
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Petar Spasov  (BUL)0
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Johnny Ould  (GBR)1
 
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Petar Spasov  (BUL)4
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Petar Spasov  (BUL)5
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Aho  (FIN)0
 
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Colm McCoy  (IRL)1
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Matti Aho  (FIN)4
 

Finals

Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Anthony Madigan, Cassius Clay, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Boxing light-heavyweight 1960 Olympics.jpg
Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Anthony Madigan, Cassius Clay, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Cassius Clay  (USA)5
 
 
 
Flag of Australia.svg  Tony Madigan  (AUS)0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Cassius Clay  (USA)5
 
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  (POL)0
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giulio Saraudi  (ITA)1
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  (POL)4
 

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 2". Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. pp. 692–693, 762–767. Retrieved 3 December 2018.