The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.[1]
Welterweight boxing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 29 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Medalists
editGold | Zygmunt Chychla Polen |
Silver | Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union |
Bronze | Günther Heidemann Deutschland |
Bronze | Victor Jörgensen Dänemark |
Results
editWinner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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First Round (July 29) | ||||
Ron Norris | Indien | BYE | ||
Jacob Butula | Kanada | BYE | ||
Iivari Malmikoski | Finnland | BYE | ||
Victor Jörgensen | Dänemark | TKO 2R | Alexandre Dib | Brasilien |
Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | DISG 3R | Marcos Sarfatti | Argentinien |
Hendrik van der Linde | Südafrika | TKO 1R | Anwar Pasha | Pakistan |
Harry Gunnarsson | Schweden | TKO 2R | Peter Crotty | Irland |
Franco Vescovi | Italien | 2 – 0 | Jeannot Welter | Luxemburg |
Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Johnny Maloney | Great Britain |
Louis Gage | Vereinigte Staaten | KO 1R | Ali Belkacem | Frankreich |
Zygmunt Chychla | Polen | 3 – 0 | Pierre Wouters | Belgien |
José Dávalos | Mexiko | TKO 3R | Vicente Tuñacao | Philippinen |
Günther Heidemann | Deutschland | 2 – 1 | Pál Budai | Ungarn |
Nicolae Linca | Rumänien | 3 – 0 | Sergio Gascue | Venezuela |
George Issabeg | Iran | DISG 3R | Fathi Abdel Rahman | Ägypten |
Moos Linneman | Niederlande | Walk-over in 3R | Peter Müller | Schweiz |
Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
Ron Norris | Indien | TKO 3R | Jacob Butula | Kanada |
Victor Jörgensen | Dänemark | 2 – 1 | Ivar Mikael Malmikoski | Finnland |
Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | KO 2R | Hendrik Dirk van der Linde | Südafrika |
Franco Vescovi | Italien | Walk-over | Gunnar Harry Ingemar Gunnarsson | Schweden |
Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Louis Gage | Vereinigte Staaten |
Zygmunt Chychla | Polen | 3 – 0 | José Luis Dávalos Noriega | Mexiko |
Günther Heidemann | Deutschland | TKO 1R | Nicolae Linca | Rumänien |
Moos Linneman | Niederlande | 2 – 1 | George Issabeg | Iran |
Third Round (July 31) | ||||
Zygmunt Chychla | Polen | 2 – 1 | Július Torma | Czechoslovakia |
Victor Jörgensen | Dänemark | 3 – 0 | Ron Norris | Indien |
Günther Heidemann | Deutschland | 3 – 0 | Moos Linneman | Niederlande |
Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Franco Vescovi | Italien |
Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Victor Jörgensen | Dänemark |
Zygmunt Chychla | Polen | 2 – 1 | Günther Heidemann | Deutschland |
Final (August 2) | ||||
Zygmunt Chychla | Polen | 3 – 0 | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2018.