Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Medalists
| Gold | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland |
| Silver | John McNally Ireland |
| Bronze | Kang Joon-Ho.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
| Bronze | Gennady Garbuzov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union |
Results
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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| First Round (July 28 & 29) | ||||
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | BYE | ||
| Fazlollah Nikkhah | Iran | BYE | ||
| Davey Moore | United States | BYE | ||
| Egon Schidan | Germany | BYE | ||
| Vincenzo Dall'Osso | Italy | BYE | ||
| Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt | BYE | ||
| John McNally | Ireland | BYE | ||
| Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines | BYE | ||
| František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | BYE | ||
| Angel Figueroa | Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Tiến Vình | Vietnam |
| Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico | 3 – 0 | Angel Amaya | Venezuela |
| Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Jean Renard | Belgium |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Thomas Nicholls | Great Britain |
| Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland | TKO 1R | Ronald Charles Gower | Australia |
| Ion Zlătaru | Romania | DSQ 3R | Antoine Martin | France |
| Lennie von Graevenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Rómulo Parés | Argentina |
| Second Round (July 30) | ||||
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 3 – 0 | Fazlollah Nickhah | Iran |
| Davey Moore | United States | 3 – 0 | Egon Schidan | Germany |
| Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | 3 – 0 | Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt |
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines |
| František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 | Angel Luis Figueroa Otero | Puerto Rico |
| Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico |
| Pentti Hamalainen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland |
| Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Ion Zlataru | Romania |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Gennady Garbuzov | U.S.S.R | 3 – 0 | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia |
| Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 2 – 1 | Davey Moore U.S.A | |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa |
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea |
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 2 – 1 | John McNally | Ireland |
References
- "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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