Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Featherweight
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| Featherweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1956 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 |
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Vladimir Safronov Soviet Union |
| Silver | Thomas Nicholls Great Britain |
| Bronze | Henryk Niedźwiedzki Poland |
| Bronze | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland |
Results
First round
- Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Martin Smyth (IRL), RSC
- Bernard Schröter (GDR) def. Paulino Meléndres (PHI), PTS
Second round
- Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Leonard Leisching (RSA), PTS
- Tristán Falfán (ARG) def. Maurice White (PAK), RSC-2
- Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Agostino Cossia (ITA), PTS
- André de Souza (FRA) def. Nontasilp Thayansilp (THA), PTS
- Shinichiro Suzuki (JPN) def. Yaichit Wang (BUR), PTS
- Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Noel Hazard (AUS), PTS
- Jan Zachara (TCH) def. Dong-Hun Chung (KOR), PTS
- Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Bernard Schröter (GDR), PTS
Quarterfinals
- Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Tristan Falfán (ARG), RTD-1
- Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Andre de Souza (FRA), PTS
- Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN), PTS
- Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Jan Zachara (TCH), PTS
Semifinals
- Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL), PTS
- Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN), PTS
Final
- Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Thomas Nicholls (GBR), PTS
References
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