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Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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Welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenuePalazzo dello Sport
Dates25 August – 5 September
Competitors33 from 33 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Giovanni Benvenuti  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuri Radonyak  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leszek Drogosz  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jimmy Lloyd  Great Britain
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The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed.[1]

Competition format

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

Results

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Left-right: Jimmy Lloyd, Leszek Drogosz, Giovanni Benvenuti, Yuri Radonyak

Results of the welterweight boxing competition.[1][2]

Top half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Yuri Radonyak (URS) 3
 Bruno Guse (EUA) 2  Yuri Radonyak (URS) KO-2
 Karl Bergström (SWE) 0  Joseph Lartey (GHA) L
 Joseph Lartey (GHA) 5  Yuri Radonyak (URS) 4
 Viljo Aho (FIN) 3  Andrés Navarro (ESP) 1
 Mohamed Atmani (MAR) 2  Viljo Aho (FIN) 0
 Andrés Navarro (ESP) 5  Andrés Navarro (ESP) 5
 Tongchai Teptani (THA) 0  Yuri Radonyak (URS) 3
 Leszek Drogosz (POL) 5  Leszek Drogosz (POL) 2
 Benny Nielsen (DEN) 0  Leszek Drogosz (POL) 5
 Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) 3  Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) 0
 Alfredo Cornejo (CHI) 2  Leszek Drogosz (POL) 5
 Henry Loubscher (RSA) 5  Henry Loubscher (RSA) 0
 László Sebők (HUN) 0  Henry Loubscher (RSA) 5
 Des Duguid (AUS) 5  Des Duguid (AUS) 0
 Dharmasiri Weerakoon (CEY) 0

Bottom half

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
 Omrane Sadok (TUN) KO-1
 Tomislav Kelava (YUG) L
 Omrane Sadok (TUN) 2
 Shishman Mitsev (BUL) 3
 Shishman Mitsev (BUL) 3
 Aurelio González (ARG) 2
 Shishman Mitsev (BUL) 0
 Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) 5
 Harry Perry (IRL) 2
 Kim Gi-su (KOR) 3
 Kim Gi-su (KOR) 0
 Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) 5
 Jean Josselin (FRA) 0
 Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) 5
 Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) 5
 Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) 0
 Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) KO-2
 Mohamed Faragalla (SUD) L
 Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) KO-2
 Vasile Neagu (ROU) L
 Vasile Neagu (ROU) 5
 Whitfield Moseley (NGR) 0
 Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) 3
 Phil Baldwin (USA) 2
 Phil Baldwin (USA) KO-1
 René Grün (LUX) L
 Phil Baldwin (USA) 5
 Max Meier (SUI) 0
 Franz Koschina (AUT) L
 Roberto Martínez (URU) 1  Max Meier (SUI) KO-2
 Max Meier (SUI) 4

Finals

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Yuri Radonyak (URS)3
 
 
 
 Leszek Drogosz (POL)2
 
 Yuri Radonyak (URS)1
 
 
 
 Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA)4
 
 Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA)5
 
 
 Jimmy Lloyd (GBR)0
 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ Official Report, pp. 725–32.
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