Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.[1]

Featherweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenuePalazzo dello Sport
Dates26 August – 5 September
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Francesco Musso  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jerzy Adamski  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Meyers  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jorma Limmonen  Finland
← 1956
1964 →

Competition format

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

Results

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

Top half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Hsu Teng-yun (ROC) L
  Than Tun (BIR) 0   William Meyers (RSA) KO-3
  William Meyers (RSA) 5   William Meyers (RSA) 5
  Mohamed Hassan (MAR) 1   Constantin Gheorghiu (ROU) 0
  Werner Kirsch (EUA) 4   Werner Kirsch (EUA) L
  Joshua Williams (GHA) 1   Constantin Gheorghiu (ROU) WO
  Constantin Gheorghiu (ROU) 4   William Meyers (RSA) 1
  Ernst Chervet (SUI) 3   Jerzy Adamski (POL) 4
  Vicente Saldívar (MEX) 2   Ernst Chervet (SUI) 4
  Danny Males (AUS) 0   Juan Díaz (CHI) 1
  Juan Díaz (CHI) 5   Ernst Chervet (SUI) 0
  Mohandas Liyanage Sumith (CEY) 0   Jerzy Adamski (POL) 5
  Jerzy Adamski (POL) 5   Jerzy Adamski (POL) 5
  Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN) 5   Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN) 0
  Gaby Mancini (CAN) 0

Bottom half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
  José Luis Biescas (ESP) 0
  Abe Bekker (RHO) 5   Abe Bekker (RHO) 5
  André Iuncker (FRA) 2   Ando Reddy (IRL) 0
  Ando Reddy (IRL) 3   Abe Bekker (RHO) 2
  Børge Krogh (DEN) 0   Jorma Limmonen (FIN) 3
  Jorma Limmonen (FIN) 5   Jorma Limmonen (FIN) 3
  Phil Lundgren (GBR) 5   Phil Lundgren (GBR) 2
  Sayed Abdel Gadir (SUD) 0   Jorma Limmonen (FIN) 0
  Francesco Musso (ITA) 4   Francesco Musso (ITA) 5
  Miloslav Paunović (YUG) 1   Francesco Musso (ITA) 5
  Song Sun-cheon (KOR) 3   Song Sun-cheon (KOR) 0
  Joe Okezie (NGR) 2   Francesco Musso (ITA) 3
  Nick Spanakos (USA) 0   Boris Nikonorov (URS) 2
  Boris Nikonorov (URS) 5   Boris Nikonorov (URS) 5
  Carlos Aro (ARG) 5   Carlos Aro (ARG) 0
  Lajos Baranyai (HUN) 0

Finals

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  William Meyers (RSA)1
 
 
 
  Jerzy Adamski (POL)4
 
  Jerzy Adamski (POL)1
 
 
 
  Francesco Musso (ITA)4
 
  Jorma Limmonen (FIN)0
 
 
  Francesco Musso (ITA)5
 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ Official Report, pp. 699–707.