The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.[1][2]
| Light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Palazzo dello Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 26 August – 5 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Competition format
editThe competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 26 August 1960 | 21:00 | Round of 32 |
| Tuesday, 30 August 1960 | 15:00 21:00 |
Round of 16 |
| Thursday, 1 September 1960 | 15:00 21:00 |
Quarterfinals |
| Saturday, 3 September 1960 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| Monday, 5 September 1960 | 21:00 | Final |
Results
editTop half
edit| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||
 Gennady Shatkov (URS) | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Ray Cillien (LUX) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gennady Shatkov (URS) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Cassius Clay (USA) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Cassius Clay (USA) | RSC | |||||||||||||
 Yvon Becaus (BEL) | ||||||||||||||
| Cassius Clay (USA) | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Madigan (AUS) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Lars-Olof Norling (SWE) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Madigan (AUS) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Madigan (AUS) | KO | |||||||||||||
 Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) | ||||||||||||||
 George Oywello (UGA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) | 5 | |||||||||||||
Bottom half
edit| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||
 Muhammad Safdar (PAK) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Giulio Saraudi (ITA) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Giulio Saraudi (ITA) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Rafael Gargiulo (ARG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rafael Gargiulo (ARG) | RSC | |||||||||||||
 José Leite (BRA) | ||||||||||||||
| Giulio Saraudi (ITA) | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Emil Willer (EUA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Carl Crawford (GUY) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Petar Spasov (BUL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Johnny Ould (GBR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Petar Spasov (BUL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Petar Spasov (BUL) | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Matti Aho (FIN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Colm McCoy (IRL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Matti Aho (FIN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Finals
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| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Cassius Clay (USA) | 5 | |||||
| Tony Madigan (AUS) | 0 | |||||
| Cassius Clay (USA) | 5 | |||||
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) | 0 | |||||
| Giulio Saraudi (ITA) | 1 | |||||
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) | 4 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Vol. 2". Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. pp. 692–693, 762–767. Retrieved 3 December 2018.