Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.[1]

Flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Dates28 July – 2 August
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nate Brooks  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgar Basel  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anatoli Bulakov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Willie Toweel  South Africa
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Medalists

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Gold Nate Brooks
  United States
Silver Edgar Basel
  Germany
Bronze Anatoli Bulakov
  Soviet Union
Bronze Willie Toweel
  South Africa

Results

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Winner NOC Result Loser NOC
First Round (28 & 29 July)
Mircea Dobrescu Romania 2 – 1 Yoshitaro Nagata Japan
Alfred Zima Austria 2 – 1 Pablo Lugo Puerto Rico
Nate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Risto Luukkonen Finland
Thorbjørn Clausen Norway 2 – 1 Kjeld Steen Denmark
Willie Toweel South Africa 3 – 0 Kornél Molnár Hungary
Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge Ceylon 2 – 1 Jesús Tello Mexico
Roland Johansson Sweden 2 – 1 Alberto Barenghi Argentina
Han Soo-An South Korea TKO 1R. Helmut Hofmann Saar
Edgar Basel Germany 3 – 0 Henryk Kukier Poland
Aristide Pozzali Italy 3 – 0 Andrew Reddy Ireland
Dai Dower Great Britain 3 – 0 Abdel Amid Boutefnouchet France
Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union 3 – 0 Hein van der Zee Netherlands
Al Asuncion Philippines TKO 2R. Basil Thompson Burma
Sakti Mazumdar India DNS Nguyen Van Cua Vietnam
Second Round (30 July)
Thorbjørn Clausen Norway BYE
Edgar Basel Germany BYE
Dai Dower Great Britain 3 – 0 Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge Ceylon
Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union 3 – 0 Aristide Pozzali Italy
Mircea Dobrescu Romania 3 – 0 Roland Johansson Sweden
Nate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Alfred Zima Austria
Han Soo-An South Korea 3 – 0 Sakti Mazumdar India
Willie Toweel South Africa 2 – 1 Al Asuncion Philippines
Third Round (31 July)
Willie Toweel South Africa 3 – 0 Han Soo-An South Korea
Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union 2 – 1 Dai Dower Great Britain
Edgar Basel Germany TKO 3R. Thorbjørn Clausen Norway
Nate Brooks United States 2 – 1 Mircea Dobrescu Romania
Semi-final (1 August)
Edgar Basel Germany 2 – 1 Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union
Nate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Willie Toweel South Africa
Final (2 August)
Nate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Edgar Basel Germany

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.