Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight explained

Event:	Light welterweight boxing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates:	24 November – 1 December
Competitors:	22
Nations:	22
Gold:	Vladimir Yengibaryan
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Franco Nenci
Silvernoc:	ITA
Bronze:	Constantin Dumitrescu
Bronzenoc:	ROU
Bronze2:	Henry Loubscher
Bronzenoc2:	RSA
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.^[1]

Results

First round

• Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Terrence Oung (BUR), PTS
• Hans Pedersen (DEN) def. Carlos Rodríguez (VEN), PTS
• Antonio Marcilla (ARG) def. Chune Pattapong (THA), RSC-1
• Leopold Potesil (AUT) def. Celestino Pinto (BRA), PTS
• Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Gul Rehmat (PAK), RSC-3
• Willi Roth (FRG) def. Thomas Schuster (FIJ), PTS

Second round

• Claude Saluden (FRA) def. Harry Perry (IRL), PTS
• Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Leszek Drogosz (POL), PTS
• Henry Loubscher (RSA) def. Leslie Mason (CAN), PTS
• Joseph Shaw (USA) def. Max Carlos (AUS), PTS
• Hwang Ui-gyeong (KOR) def. Manuel de los Santos (PHI), DSQ-2
• Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Hans Pedersen (DEN), PTS
• Antonio Marcilla (ARG) def. Leopold Potesil (AUT), PTS
• Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Willi Roth (FRG), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Claude Saluden (FRA), PTS
• Henry Loubscher (RSA) def. Joseph Shaw (USA), PTS
• Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU) def. Hwang Ei-Kyung (KOR), PTS
• Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Antonio Marcilla (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Henry Loubscher (RSA), PTS
• Franco Nenci (ITA) def. Constantin Dumitrescu (ROU), PTS

Final

• Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) def. Franco Nenci (ITA), 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 Light Welterweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132147/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 23 November 2018.