Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Welterweight explained

Event:Welterweight boxing
Games:1960 Summer
Venue:Palazzo dello Sport
Dates:25 August – 5 September
Competitors:33
Nations:33
Gold:Giovanni Benvenuti
Goldnoc:ITA
Silver:Yuri Radonyak
Silvernoc:URS
Bronze:Leszek Drogosz
Bronzenoc:POL
Bronze2:Jimmy Lloyd
Bronzenoc2:GBR
Prev:1956
Next:1964

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed.[1]

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Results

Results of the welterweight boxing competition.[1] [2]

Finals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Welterweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130439/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/BOX/mens-welterweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 29 November 2018.
  2. Official Report, pp. 725–32.