Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight explained

Event:	Middleweight boxing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates:	26 November – 1 December
Competitors:	14
Nations:	14
Gold:	Gennadi Schatkov
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Ramón Tapia
Silvernoc:	CHI
Bronze:	Gilbert Chapron
Bronzenoc:	FRA
Bronze2:	Victor Zalazar
Bronzenoc2:	ARG
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.^[1]

Results

First round

• Giulio Rinaldi (ITA) def. Jens Andersen (DEN), PTS
• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ralph Hosack (CAN), PTS
• Dieter Wemhöner (FRG) def. Ronald Redrup (GBR), PTS
• Victor Zalazar (ARG) def. Stig Sjölin (SWE), PTS
• Július Torma (CZE) def. Howard Richter (AUS), PTS
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Zbigniew Piórkowski (POL), RSC-1

Quarterfinals

• Gilbert Chapron (FRA) def. Roger Rouse (USA), PTS
• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Giulio Rinaldi (ITA), walk-over
• Victor Zalazar (ARG) def. Dieter Wemhöner (FRG), PTS
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Július Torma (CZE), RSC-2

Semifinals

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Victor Zalazar (ARG), RTD-2
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Gilbert Chapron (FRA), walk-over

Final

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ramón Tapia (CHI), KO-1

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 Middleweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132146/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/BOX/mens-middleweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 23 November 2018.