Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Final results for the boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli. From this edition of the Olympic Games, the bronze medal match was abolished. No bronze medals were awarded, but their flags were on the podium. In 1970, the AIBA and IOC agreed to retroactively award bronze medals to losing semifinalists.[1]
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| Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (−51 kg) |
Nate Brooks.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
Edgar Basel Germany |
Anatoli Bulakov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union |
Willie Toweel.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | |||
| Bantamweight (−54 kg) |
Pentti Hämäläinen Finland |
John McNally Ireland |
Kang Joon-Ho.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
| Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union | |||
| Featherweight (−57 kg) |
Ján Zachara Czechoslovakia |
Sergio Caprari Italy |
Joseph Ventaja France |
| Leonard Leisching South Africa | |||
| Lightweight (−60 kg) |
Aureliano Bolognesi Italy |
Aleksy Antkiewicz.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
Gheorghe Fiat.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Erkki Pakkanen Finland | |||
| Light welterweight (−63.5 kg) |
Charles Adkins United States |
Viktor Mednov Soviet Union |
Bruno Visintin Italy |
| Erkki Mallenius Finland | |||
| Welterweight (−67 kg) |
Zygmunt Chychla Poland |
Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union |
Günther Heidemann Germany |
Victor Jörgensen Denmark | |||
| Light middleweight (−71 kg) |
László Papp.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary |
Theunis van Schalkwyk South Africa |
Boris Tishin Soviet Union |
Eladio Herrera.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Argentina | |||
| Middleweight (−75 kg) |
Floyd Patterson United States |
Vasile Tiță Romania |
Boris Nikolov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
Stig Sjölin Sweden | |||
| Light heavyweight (−81 kg) |
Norvel Lee United States |
Antonio Pacenza Argentina |
Anatoly Perov Soviet Union |
| Harry Siljander Finland | |||
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) |
Ed Sanders United States |
Ingemar Johansson Sweden |
Ilkka Koski Finland |
| Andries Nieman South Africa |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
References
- "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
External links
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