Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms. The competition was held from Saturday, 7 August 1948 to Friday, 13 August 1948. Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations competed.[1]

Boxing at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

Prior to the competition beginning, eventual gold medallist Pascual Perez was disqualified for being overweight. It was quickly discovered that officials had confused Perez with his bantamweight teammate Arnoldo Pares, and he was reinstated back into the competition.[2]

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
Pascual Pérez
 Argentina		 Spartaco Bandinelli
 Italy		 Han Soo-An
 South Korea

Results
Round of 32
7 August		 Round of 16
10 August		 Quarterfinals
11 August		 Semifinals
12 August		 Final
13 August
 Rabin Bhatta (IND) KO1
 Frankie Sodano (USA) W
 Frankie Sodano (USA) L
 František Majdloch (TCH) PTS
 William Barnes (IRL) L
 František Majdloch (TCH) PTS
 František Majdloch (TCH) L
 Pascual Pérez (ARG) PTS
 Alex Bollaert (BEL) PTS
 Henry Carpenter (GBR) L
 Alex Bollaert (BEL) L
 Pascual Pérez (ARG) W  Pascual Pérez (ARG) PTS
 Ricardo Adolfo (PHI) RSC2  Pascual Pérez (ARG) W
 Des Williams (RSA) PTS  Des Williams (RSA) RSC3
 Ingemar Burgström (SWE) L  Pascual Pérez (ARG) PTS
 Han Soo-An (KOR) PTS  Spartaco Bandinelli (ITA) L
 Robert Gausterer (AUT) L  Han Soo-An (KOR) PTS
 Maxim Cochin (FRA) PTS  Maxim Cochin (FRA) L
 Carlomagno Meneses (PER) L  Han Soo-An (KOR) W
 Appie Corman (NED) PTS  Appie Corman (NED) KO2
 Ghasem Rassaeli (IRI) L  Appie Corman (NED) W
 Maung Myo Thant (BIR) PTS  Maung Myo Thant (BIR) RSC3
 Joey Sandulo (CAN) L  Han Soo-An (KOR) L Bronze medal bout
 Luis Martínez (ESP) PTS  Spartaco Bandinelli (ITA) PTS
 Miksa Bondi (HUN) L  Luis Martínez (ESP) PTS  Han Soo-An (KOR) PTS
 Ron Gower (AUS) PTS  Ronald Gower (AUS) L  František Majdloch (TCH) L
 Janusz Kasperczak (POL) L  Luis Martínez (ESP) L
 Spartaco Bandinelli (ITA) PTS  Spartaco Bandinelli (ITA) PTS
 Olli Lehtinen (FIN) L  Spartaco Bandinelli (ITA) PTS
 Leslie Handunge (CEY) PTS  Leslie Handunge (CEY) L
 Guillermo Porteiro (URU) L

References
  1. "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 166. ISBN 0140066322.
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