Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Palazzo dello Sport
Dates 26 August – 5 September
Competitors 19 from 19 nations
Medalists
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1st Cassius Clay  United States
2nd Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  Poland
3rd Anthony Madigan  Australia
3rd Giulio Saraudi  Italy
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Boxing at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.[1][2]

Competition format

The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Schedule

Date Time Round
Friday, 26 August 1960 21:00 Round of 32
Tuesday, 30 August 1960 15:00
21:00		 Round of 16
Thursday, 1 September 1960 15:00
21:00		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, 3 September 1960 15:00 Semifinals
Monday, 5 September 1960 21:00 Final

Results

Top half

 
 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 
                            
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  Gennady Shatkov (URS) 5
 
 
  Ray Cillien (LUX) 0
 
 
  
 
 
  Gennady Shatkov (URS) 0
 
 
  Cassius Clay (USA) 5
 
 
  
 
 
  Cassius Clay (USA) RSC
 
 
  Yvon Becaus (BEL)
 
 
  
 
 
  Cassius Clay (USA) 5
 
 
  Tony Madigan (AUS) 0
 
 
  
 
 
  Lars-Olof Norling (SWE) 0
 
 
  Tony Madigan (AUS) 5
 
 
  
 
 
  Tony Madigan (AUS) KO
 
 
  Gheorghe Negrea (ROU)
 
 
  
 
 
  George Oywello (UGA) 0
 
 
  Gheorghe Negrea (ROU) 5
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

 
 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 
                            
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  Muhammad Safdar (PAK) 0
 
 
  Giulio Saraudi (ITA) 5
 
 
  
 
 
  Giulio Saraudi (ITA) 3
 
 
  Rafael Gargiulo (ARG) 2
 
 
  
 
 
  Rafael Gargiulo (ARG) RSC
 
 
  José Leite (BRA)
 
 
  
 
 
  Giulio Saraudi (ITA) 1
 
 
  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) 4
 
 
  
 
 
  Emil Willer (EUA) 0
 
  
 
  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) 5
 
  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) 5
 
  
 
  Carl Crawford (GUY) 0
 
  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) 5
 
  
 
  Petar Spasov (BUL) 0
 
  Johnny Ould (GBR) 1
 
  
 
  Petar Spasov (BUL) 4
 
  Petar Spasov (BUL) 5
 
  
 
  Matti Aho (FIN) 0
 
  Colm McCoy (IRL) 1
 
 
  Matti Aho (FIN) 4
 

Finals

File:Boxing light-heavyweight 1960 Olympics.jpg
Left-right: Giulio Saraudi, Anthony Madigan, Cassius Clay, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Semifinals Final
  Cassius Clay (USA) 5  
  Tony Madigan (AUS) 0  
 
      Cassius Clay (USA) 5
    Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) 0
  Giulio Saraudi (ITA) 1
  Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) 4  

References

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