Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

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Bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue West Melbourne Stadium
Dates23 November – 1 December
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Wolfgang Behrendt Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Song Soon-Chun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg Claudio Barrientos Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Bronze medal icon.svg Frederick Gilroy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
  1952
1960  

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed. [1]

Medalists

Gold Wolfgang Behrendt
Flag of Germany.svg United Team of Germany
Silver Song Soon-Chun
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png South Korea
Bronze Claudio Barrientos
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Bronze Frederick Gilroy
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland

Results

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.