Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

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Light middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Palazzo dello Sport
Dates25 August – 5 September
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Wilbert McClure US flag 49 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Carmelo Bossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg William Fisher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Boris Lagutin Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
  1956
1964  

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed. [1]

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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).

Results

Results of the light middleweight boxing competition. [1] [2]

Top half

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Frank Nyangweso  (UGA)0 
US flag 49 stars.svg  Wilbert McClure  (USA)5  US flag 49 stars.svg  Wilbert McClure  (USA)3 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Celedonio Lima  (ARG)KO-2  Flag of Argentina.svg  Celedonio Lima  (ARG)2 
Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Jeffrey Alleyne  (CAN)L   US flag 49 stars.svg  Wilbert McClure  (USA)3
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Boris Lagutin  (URS)KO-1   Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Boris Lagutin  (URS)2
Flag of the Gold Coast.svg  Alhassan Brimah  (GHA)L  Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Boris Lagutin  (URS)KO-2
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  Abrie Schutte  (RSA)1  Flag of Australia.svg  John Bukowski  (AUS)L  
Flag of Australia.svg  John Bukowski  (AUS)4 

Bottom half

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
   
    Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Nicolae Stoenescu  (ROU)2 
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Dragoslav Jakovljević  (YUG)0  Flag of France.svg  Souleymane Diallo  (FRA)3 
Flag of France.svg  Souleymane Diallo  (FRA)5   Flag of France.svg  Souleymane Diallo  (FRA)0 
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rolf Caroli  (EUA)2   Flag of Italy.svg  Carmelo Bossi  (ITA)5 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Pedro Votta  (URU)3  Flag of Uruguay.svg  Pedro Votta  (URU)1 
Flag of Italy.svg  Carmelo Bossi  (ITA)5  Flag of Italy.svg  Carmelo Bossi  (ITA)4 
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Brian van Niekerk  (RHO)0   Flag of Italy.svg  Carmelo Bossi  (ITA)3
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Cesáreo Barrera  (ESP)2   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Fisher  (GBR)2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bas van Duivenbode  (NED)3  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bas van Duivenbode  (NED)L 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Fisher  (GBR)5  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Fisher  (GBR)KO-2 
Flag of Norway.svg  Roy Askevold  (NOR)0   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Fisher  (GBR)4 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Reid  (IRL)4   Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Henryk Dampc  (POL)1 
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Hélio Crescêncio  (BRA)1  Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Reid  (IRL)0   
Flag of Denmark.svg  Leif Hansen  (DEN)1  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Henryk Dampc  (POL)5   
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Henryk Dampc  (POL)4 

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
US flag 49 stars.svg  Wilbert McClure  (USA)3
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Boris Lagutin  (URS)2
 
US flag 49 stars.svg  Wilbert McClure  (USA)4
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Carmelo Bossi  (ITA)1
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Carmelo Bossi  (ITA)3
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Fisher  (GBR)2
 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. Official Report, pp. 733–740.