| Event: | Featherweight boxing |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 28 July – 2 August |
| Competitors: | 30 |
| Nations: | 30 |
| Gold: | Ján Zachara |
| Goldnoc: | TCH |
| Silver: | Sergio Caprari |
| Silvernoc: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Joseph Ventaja |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Bronze2: | Leonard Leisching |
| Bronzenoc2: | RSA |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.[1]
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 28) | |||||
| Italy | BYE | ||||
| Finland | BYE | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Burma | ||||
| Brazil | 3 – 0 | Japan | |||
| 3 – 0 | India | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Great Britain | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Soviet Union | ||||
| KO 2R | Argentina | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Egypt | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Australia | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Iran | ||||
| TKO 2R | Ireland | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Bulgaria | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Venezuela | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Sweden | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Switzerland | ||||
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | |||||
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | 2 – 1 | Pentti Niinivuori | Finland | |
| Lech Drogosz | Poland | 3 – 0 | Pedro Galasso | Brazil | |
| Edson Brown | United States | 3 – 0 | Georghe Ilie | Romania | |
| Joseph Ventaja | France | 3 – 0 | Sydney Greve | Pakistan | |
| Leonard Walters | Canada | 2 – 1 | Willi Roth | Germany | |
| Leonard Leisching | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Stevan Redli | Yugoslavia | |
| János Erdei | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Kurt Schirra | Saar | |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 | Su Bung-Nan | South Korea | |
| Third Round (July 31) | |||||
| Leonard Leisching | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Leonard Walters | Canada | |
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | 3 – 0 | Lech Drogosz | Poland | |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | János Erdei | Hungary | |
| Joseph Ventaja | France | 3 – 0 | Edson Brown | United States | |
| Semi-final (August 1) | |||||
| Sergio Caprari | Italy | 2 – 1 | Joseph Ventaja | France | |
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Leonard Leisching | South Africa | |
| Final (August 2) | |||||
| Ján Zachara | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Sergio Caprari | Italy | |