| Event: | Welterweight boxing |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 29 July – 2 August |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Nations: | 29 |
| Gold: | Zygmunt Chychla |
| Goldnoc: | POL |
| Silver: | Sergei Scherbakov |
| Silvernoc: | URS |
| Bronze: | Günther Heidemann |
| Bronzenoc: | GER |
| Bronze2: | Victor Jörgensen |
| Bronzenoc2: | DEN |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.[1]
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | |||||
| India | BYE | ||||
| Canada | BYE | ||||
| Finland | BYE | ||||
| Denmark | TKO 2R | Brazil | |||
| Soviet Union | DISG 3R | Argentina | |||
| South Africa | TKO 1R | Pakistan | |||
| TKO 2R | Ireland | ||||
| Italy | 2 – 0 | Luxembourg | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Great Britain | |||
| KO 1R | France | ||||
| Poland | 3 – 0 | Belgium | |||
| TKO 3R | Philippines | ||||
| Germany | 2 – 1 | Hungary | |||
| Romania | 3 – 0 | Venezuela | |||
| Iran | DISG 3R | Egypt | |||
| Netherlands | Walk-over in 3R | Switzerland | |||
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | |||||
| India | TKO 3R | Canada | |||
| Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | 2 – 1 | Ivar Mikael Malmikoski | Finland | |
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | KO 2R | Hendrik Dirk van der Linde | South Africa | |
| Franco Vescovi | Italy | Walk-over | Gunnar Harry Ingemar Gunnarsson | Sweden | |
| Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Louis Gage | United States | |
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 – 0 | José Luis Dávalos Noriega | Mexico | |
| Günther Heidemann | Germany | TKO 1R | Nicolae Linca | Romania | |
| Moos Linneman | Netherlands | 2 – 1 | George Issabeg | Iran | |
| Third Round (July 31) | |||||
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 2 – 1 | Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | |
| Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | 3 – 0 | Ron Norris | India | |
| Günther Heidemann | Germany | 3 – 0 | Moos Linneman | Netherlands | |
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Franco Vescovi | Italy | |
| Semi-final (August 1) | |||||
| Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | |
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 2 – 1 | Günther Heidemann | Germany | |
| Final (August 2) | |||||
| Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 – 0 | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | |