Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	24 November – 1 December
Competitors	11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Pete Rademacher  United States Lev Mukhin  Soviet Union Daniel Bekker  South Africa Giacomo Bozzano  Italy

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold	Pete Rademacher  United States
Silver	Lev Mukhin  Soviet Union
Bronze	Daniel Bekker  South Africa
Bronze	Giacomo Bozzano  Italy

Results

First round

• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS
• Törner Åhsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Bozhil Lozanov (BUL), KO-3

Quarterfinals

• Daniel Bekker (RSA) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), KO-1
• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Josef Němec (CZE), KO-2
• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1

Semifinals

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (RSA), KO-3
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3

Final

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Lev Mukhin (URS), KO-1