Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue West Melbourne Stadium
Dates23 November – 1 December
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg James Boyd US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Gheorghe Negrea Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Carlos Lucas Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Bronze medal icon.svg Romualdas Murauskas Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1952
1960  

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed. [1]

Medalists

Gold James Boyd
US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Silver Gheorghe Negrea
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania
Bronze Carlos Lucas
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Bronze Romualdas Murauskas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

Results

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.