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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

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Featherweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueWest Melbourne Stadium
Dates23 November – 1 December
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Safronov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Nicholls  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henryk Niedźwiedzki  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pentti Hämäläinen  Finland
← 1952
1960 →

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Vladimir Safronov
 Soviet Union
Silver Thomas Nicholls
 Great Britain
Bronze Henryk Niedźwiedzki
 Poland
Bronze Pentti Hämäläinen
 Finland

Results

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First round

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Second 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 Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.