Boxing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_–_Light_heavyweight

Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Olympic boxing tournament

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]

Quick Facts Light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad, Venue ...

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

More information Date, Time ...

Results

Top half

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gennady Shatkov (URS)5
 
 
 Ray Cillien (LUX)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Gennady Shatkov (URS)0
 
 
 Cassius Clay (USA)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Cassius Clay (USA)RSC
 
 
 Yvon Becaus (BEL)
 
 
 
 
 
 Cassius Clay (USA)5
 
 
 Tony Madigan (AUS)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Lars-Olof Norling (SWE)0
 
 
 Tony Madigan (AUS)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Tony Madigan (AUS)KO
 
 
 Gheorghe Negrea (ROU)
 
 
 
 
 
 George Oywello (UGA)0
 
 
 Gheorghe Negrea (ROU)5
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

 
Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Muhammad Safdar (PAK)0
 
 
 Giulio Saraudi (ITA)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Giulio Saraudi (ITA)3
 
 
 Rafael Gargiulo (ARG)2
 
 
 
 
 
 Rafael Gargiulo (ARG)RSC
 
 
 José Leite (BRA)
 
 
 
 
 
 Giulio Saraudi (ITA)1
 
 
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL)4
 
 
 
 
 
 Emil Willer (EUA)0
 
 
 
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL)5
 
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL)5
 
 
 
 Carl Crawford (GUY)0
 
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL)5
 
 
 
 Petar Spasov (BUL)0
 
 Johnny Ould (GBR)1
 
 
 
 Petar Spasov (BUL)4
 
 Petar Spasov (BUL)5
 
 
 
 Matti Aho (FIN)0
 
 Colm McCoy (IRL)1
 
 
 Matti Aho (FIN)4
 

Finals

Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Anthony Madigan, Cassius Clay, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Cassius Clay (USA)5
 
 
 
 Tony Madigan (AUS)0
 
 Cassius Clay (USA)5
 
 
 
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL)0
 
 Giulio Saraudi (ITA)1
 
 
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL)4
 

References

  1. [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. [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.
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