Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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The light heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 81 kilograms. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Cosimo Pinto
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Silver Aleksei Kiselyov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Bronze Alexander Nikolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria
Bronze Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland

Results

Round of 32
14 October
Round of 16
17 October
Quarterfinals
19 October
Semifinals
21 October
Final
23 October
          
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Schlegel (EUA)5
Flag of Uganda.svg Mugwanya (UGA)0
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Schlegel (EUA)1
Flag of Italy.svg Pinto (ITA)4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lubbers (NED)0
Flag of Italy.svg Pinto (ITA)5
Flag of Italy.svg Pinto (ITA)W
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Nicolov (BUL) Med 3.png RSC
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Nicolov (BUL)W
Flag of France.svg Thebault (FRA)RSC
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Nicolov (BUL)5
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Mersal (EGY)0
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Mersal (EGY)5
Flag of Ghana (1964-1966).svg Arimi (GHA)0
Flag of Italy.svg Pinto (ITA) Med 1.png 3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kiselyov (URS) Med 2.png 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Gargiulo (ARG)5
Flag of Switzerland.svg Horvath (SUI)0
Flag of Argentina.svg Gargiulo (ARG)0
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Pietrzykowski (POL)5
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Pietrzykowski (POL)W
Flag of Jamaica.svg Holmes (JAM)DQ
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Pietrzykowski (POL) Med 3.png 1
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kiselyov (URS)4
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Polacek (TCH)W
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Nguia (CIV)RSC
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Nguia  (CIV)3
Flag of Australia.svg  Casey  (AUS)2
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Polacek (TCH)0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kiselyov (URS)5
Flag of the United States.svg  Christopherson  (USA)5
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Ali  (PAK)0
Flag of the United States.svg Christopherson (USA)0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Kiselyov (URS)5
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Negrea  (ROU)0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kiselyov  (URS)5

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

Sources

Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.