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]
The competition was a single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).
Results of the welterweight boxing competition.[1] [2]