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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

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Middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueWest Melbourne Stadium
Dates26 November – 1 December
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gennadi Schatkov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ramón Tapia  Chile
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gilbert Chapron  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Victor Zalazar  Argentina
← 1952
1960 →

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Gennadi Schatkov
 Soviet Union
Silver Ramón Tapia
 Chile
Bronze Gilbert Chapron
 France
Bronze Victor Zalazar
 Argentina

Results

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First round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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References

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