Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
Olympic boxing tournament
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The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]
| Lightweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 November – 1 December 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Richard McTaggart Great Britain |
| Silver | Harry Kurschat United Team of Germany |
| Bronze | Anatoly Lagetko Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Anthony Byrne Ireland |
Results
First round
- Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN) def. Paddy Donovan (NZL), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Francisco Nuñez (ARG), PTS
Second round
- Zygmunt Milewski (POL) def. Pentti Niinivuori (FIN), PTS
- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Celedonio Espinosa (PHI), PTS
- Luis Molina (USA) def. William Griffiths (AUS), PTS
- Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Josef Chovanec (TCH), DSQ-3
- André Vairolatto (FRA) def. Baek Do-seon (KOR), RTD-2
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Chandrasena Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS
- Edward Beattie (CAN) def. Sueb Chundakowsolaya (THA), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN), PTS
Quarterfinals
- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Zygmunt Milewski (POL), RSC-3
- Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Luis Molina (USA), PTS
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Andre Vairolatto (FRA), PTS
- Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Edward Beattie (CAN), PTS
Semifinals
- Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Anthony Byrne (IRL), PTS
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Anatoly Lagetko (URS), PTS
Final
- Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Harry Kurschat (FRG), PTS