| Event: | Bantamweight boxing |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 28 July – 2 August |
| Competitors: | 23 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Gold: | Pentti Hämäläinen |
| Goldnoc: | FIN |
| Silver: | John McNally |
| Silvernoc: | IRL |
| Bronze: | Kang Joon-Ho |
| Bronzenoc: | KOR |
| Bronze2: | Gennady Garbuzov |
| Bronzenoc2: | URS |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 28 & 29) | |||||
| South Korea | BYE | ||||
| Iran | BYE | ||||
| United States | BYE | ||||
| Germany | BYE | ||||
| Italy | BYE | ||||
| Egypt | BYE | ||||
| Ireland | BYE | ||||
| Philippines | BYE | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | BYE | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Vietnam | |||
| Mexico | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | |||
| Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Belgium | |||
| Finland | 3 – 0 | Great Britain | |||
| Poland | TKO 1R | Australia | |||
| Romania | DSQ 3R | France | |||
| South Africa | 2 – 1 | Argentina | |||
| Second Round (July 30) | |||||
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 3 – 0 | Fazlollah Nickhah | Iran | |
| Davey Moore | United States | 3 – 0 | Egon Schidan | Germany | |
| Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | 3 – 0 | Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt | |
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines | |
| František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 | Angel Luis Figueroa Otero | Puerto Rico | |
| Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico | |
| Pentti Hamalainen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland | |
| Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Ion Zlataru | Romania | |
| Third Round (July 31) | |||||
| Gennady Garbuzov | U.S.S.R | 3 – 0 | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | |
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 2 – 1 | Davey Moore U.S.A | ||
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | |
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | |
| Semi-final (August 1) | |||||
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | |
| Final (August 2) | |||||
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 2 – 1 | John McNally | Ireland | |