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1956 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight

Olympics · Men · light heavyweight · 81 kg · Nov 23, 1956 – Dec 1, 1956

Gold: James Boyd

Results

Round of 16

Andrzej Wojciechowski 🇵🇱 vs Lennart Risberg 🇸🇪RSC R3
Gheorghe Negrea 🇷🇴 vs Piet van Vuuren SAFPTS
Ottavio Panunzi 🇮🇹 vs Gerald Collins 🇨🇦PTS

Quarter-final

James Boyd 🇺🇸 vs Rodolfo Díaz 🇦🇷PTS
Carlos Lucas 🇨🇱 vs Andrzej Wojciechowski 🇵🇱PTS
Gheorghe Negrea 🇷🇴 vs Ottavio Panunzi 🇮🇹PTS

Semi-final

James Boyd 🇺🇸 vs Romualdas Murauskas URSPTS
Gheorghe Negrea 🇷🇴 vs Carlos Lucas 🇨🇱PTS

Final

James Boyd 🇺🇸 vs Gheorghe Negrea 🇷🇴PTS

10 bouts, winner in bold. Source: English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Amateur bouts are not part of any professional record.