Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]
| Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Messuhalli | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 July – 2 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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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 | Floyd Patterson.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
| Silver | Vasile Tiță.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Bronze | Boris Nikolov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Stig Sjölin Sweden |
Results
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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| First Round (July 29) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | BYE | ||
| Omar Tebbaka | France | BYE | ||
| Leen Jansen | Netherlands | BYE | ||
| Robert Malouf | Canada | BYE | ||
| Anthony Madigan | Australia | BYE | ||
| Boris Silchev | Soviet Union | BYE | ||
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden | BYE | ||
| Börje Grönroos | Finland | BYE | ||
| Dieter Wemhöner | Germany | BYE | ||
| Bedřich Koutný | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Héctor Maturano | Argentina |
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria | 3 – 0 | Fred Stürmer | Luxembourg |
| Terry Gooding | Great Britain | 2 – 1 | Moustafa Mohamed Fahim | Egypt |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania | DSQ 3R | Willie Duggan | Ireland |
| Nelson Andrade | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Mátyás Plachy | Hungary |
| Walter Sentimenti | Italy | 3 – 0 | Hans Niederhauser | Switzerland |
| Muhammad Khan | Pakistan | 2 – 1 | Henryk Nowara | Poland |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | 3 – 0 | Omar Tebbaka | France |
| Leen Jansen | Netherlands | TKO 1R | Robert Malouf | Canada |
| Anthony Madigan | Australia | 2 – 1 | Boris Siljtshev | Soviet Union |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden | 3 – 0 | Börje Grönroos | Finland |
| Dieter Wemhöner | Germany | 2 – 1 | Bedrich Koutný | Czechoslovakia |
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Terence Gooding | Great Britain |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania | DSQ 2R | Nelson de Paula Andrade | Brazil |
| Walter Sentimenti | Italy | 3 – 0 | Khan Mohammad | Pakistan |
| Third Round (July 31) | ||||
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria | 3 – 0 | Dieter Wemhöner | Germany |
| Floyd Patterson | United States | KO 1R | Leen Jansen | Netherlands |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania | TKO 3R | Walter Sentimenti | Italy |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden | 3 – 0 | Anthony Madigan | Australia |
| Semi-final (August 1) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | DSQ 3R | Stig Sjölin | Sweden |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania | 3 – 0 | Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria |
| Final (August 2) | ||||
| Floyd Patterson | United States | KO 1R | Vasile Tiță | Romania |
References
- "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg), 1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg), 1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg), 1948: 67–73 kg 1952–2000: 71–75 kg, 2004–2012: 69–75 kg | |
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