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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

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Light middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueWest Melbourne Stadium
Dates24 November – 1 December
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) László Papp  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) José Torres  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John McCormack  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  Poland
← 1952
1960 →

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold László Papp
 Hungary
Silver José Torres
 United States
Bronze John McCormack
 Great Britain
Bronze Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
 Poland

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 Light Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.