Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
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Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Pentti Hämäläinen vs John McNally | |||||||||||||||||
Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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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 |
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Pentti Hämäläinen![]() |
Silver | John McNally![]() |
Bronze | Kang Joon-Ho![]() |
Bronze | Gennady Garbuzov![]() |
Results
[edit]Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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First Round (July 28 & 29) | ||||
Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | BYE | ||
Fazlollah Nikkhah | Iran | BYE | ||
Davey Moore | United States | BYE | ||
Egon Schidan | Germany | BYE | ||
Vincenzo Dall'Osso | Italy | BYE | ||
Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt | BYE | ||
John McNally | Ireland | BYE | ||
Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines | BYE | ||
František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | BYE | ||
Angel Figueroa | Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Tiến Vình | Vietnam |
Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico | 3 – 0 | Angel Amaya | Venezuela |
Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Jean Renard | Belgium |
Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Thomas Nicholls | Great Britain |
Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland | TKO 1R | Ronald Charles Gower | Australia |
Ion Zlătaru | Romania | DSQ 3R | Antoine Martin | France |
Lennie von Graevenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Rómulo Parés | Argentina |
Second Round (July 30) | ||||
Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 3 – 0 | Fazlollah Nickhah | Iran |
Davey Moore | United States | 3 – 0 | Egon Schidan | Germany |
Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | 3 – 0 | Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt |
John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines |
František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 | Angel Luis Figueroa Otero | Puerto Rico |
Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico |
Pentti Hamalainen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland |
Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Ion Zlataru | Romania |
Third Round (July 31) | ||||
Gennady Garbuzov | U.S.S.R | 3 – 0 | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia |
Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 2 – 1 | Davey Moore U.S.A | |
Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa |
John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy |
Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea |
Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union |
Final (August 2) | ||||
Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 2 – 1 | John McNally | Ireland |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.