Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

Last updated

Welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Palazzo dello Sport
Dates25 August – 5 September 1960
Competitors33 from 33 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Giovanni Benvenuti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Yuri Radonyak Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Leszek Drogosz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Jimmy Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
←  1956
1964  →

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. [1]

Contents

Competition format

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

Results

Left-right: Jimmy Lloyd, Leszek Drogosz, Giovanni Benvenuti, Yuri Radonyak Jimmy Lloyd, Leszek Drogosz, Giovanni Benvenuti, Yuri Radonyak 1960.jpg
Left-right: Jimmy Lloyd, Leszek Drogosz, Giovanni Benvenuti, Yuri Radonyak

Results of the welterweight boxing competition. [1] [2]

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Radonyak  (URS)3
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Bruno Guse  (EUA)2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Radonyak  (URS)KO-2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Karl Bergström  (SWE)0 Flag of the Union of African States (1958-1961).svg  Joseph Lartey  (GHA)L
Flag of the Union of African States (1958-1961).svg  Joseph Lartey  (GHA)5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Radonyak  (URS)4
Flag of Finland.svg  Viljo Aho  (FIN)3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Andrés Navarro  (ESP)1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Atmani  (MAR)2 Flag of Finland.svg  Viljo Aho  (FIN)0
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Andrés Navarro  (ESP)5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Andrés Navarro  (ESP)5
Flag of Thailand.svg  Tongchai Teptani  (THA)0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Radonyak  (URS)3
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Leszek Drogosz  (POL)5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Leszek Drogosz  (POL)2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Benny Nielsen  (DEN)0 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Leszek Drogosz  (POL)5
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Ghasem Yavarkandi  (IRI)3State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Ghasem Yavarkandi  (IRI)0
Flag of Chile.svg  Alfredo Cornejo  (CHI)2 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Leszek Drogosz  (POL)5
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Henry Loubscher  (RSA)5Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Henry Loubscher  (RSA)0
Flag of Hungary.svg  László Sebők  (HUN)0 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Henry Loubscher  (RSA)5
Flag of Australia.svg  Des Duguid  (AUS)5Flag of Australia.svg  Des Duguid  (AUS)0
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Dharmasiri Weerakoon  (CEY)0

Bottom half

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Omrane Sadok  (TUN)KO-1
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Tomislav Kelava  (YUG)L
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Omrane Sadok  (TUN)2
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Shishman Mitsev  (BUL)3
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Shishman Mitsev  (BUL)3
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Aurelio González  (ARG)2
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Shishman Mitsev  (BUL)0
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Benvenuti  (ITA)5
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Harry Perry  (IRL)2
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Kim Gi-su  (KOR)3
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Kim Gi-su  (KOR)0
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Benvenuti  (ITA)5
Flag of France.svg  Jean Josselin  (FRA)0
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Benvenuti  (ITA)5
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Benvenuti  (ITA)5
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jimmy Lloyd  (GBR)0
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jimmy Lloyd  (GBR)KO-2
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Mohamed Faragalla (SUD)L
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jimmy Lloyd  (GBR)KO-2
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Vasile Neagu  (ROU)L
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Vasile Neagu  (ROU)5
Flag of Nigeria (1952-1960).svg  Whitfield Moseley  (NGR)0
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jimmy Lloyd  (GBR)3
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Baldwin  (USA)2
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Baldwin  (USA)KO-1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  René Grün  (LUX)L
Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Baldwin  (USA)5
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Max Meier  (SUI)0
Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Koschina  (AUT)L
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Roberto Martínez  (URU)1 Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Max Meier  (SUI)KO-2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Max Meier  (SUI)4

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Radonyak  (URS)3
 
 
 
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Leszek Drogosz  (POL)2
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Radonyak  (URS)1
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Benvenuti  (ITA)4
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Benvenuti  (ITA)5
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jimmy Lloyd  (GBR)0
 

References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Official Report, pp. 725–32.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.