Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight explained

Event:	Bantamweight boxing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates:	23 November – 1 December
Competitors:	18
Nations:	18
Gold:	Wolfgang Behrendt
Goldnoc:	EUA
Silver:	Song Soon-Chun
Silvernoc:	KOR
Bronze:	Claudio Barrientos
Bronzenoc:	CHI
Bronze2:	Frederick Gilroy
Bronzenoc2:	IRL
Prev:	1952
Next:	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]

Results

First round

• Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS
• Robert Bath (AUS) def. Henry Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS

Second round

• Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Boris Stepanov (URS), KO-3
• Mario Sitri (ITA) def. Ahmed Rashid (PAK), PTS
• Owen Reilly (GBR) def. Daniel Hellebuyck (BEL), PTS
• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Henrik Ottesen (DEN), RTD-2
• Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def. Zenon Stefaniuk (POL), PTS
• Eder Jofre (BRA) def. Thein Myint (BUR), PTS
• Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG) def. Vichai Limcharoen (THA), PTS
• Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Robert Bath (AUS), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Mario Sitri (ITA), PTS
• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Owen Reilly (GBR), PTS
• Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def. Eder Jofre (BRA), PTS
• Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS
• Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTS

Final

• Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Song Soon-Chun (KOR), PTS

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/BOX/mens-bantamweight.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 20 November 2018.