Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Dates | 23 November-1 December 1956 |
Competitors | 164 from 35 nations |
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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 |
Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at the West Melbourne Stadium. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from 34 nations weighed-in and boxing was held eight nights and five afternoons. The boxing schedule began on 23 November and ended on 1 December. Ten boxing events (all men's individual) were contested.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2018.