Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

Flyweight boxing; at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	23 November – 1 December
Competitors	19 from 19 nations
Medalists

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Terence Spinks Great Britain
Silver	Mircea Dobrescu Romania
Bronze	John Caldwell Ireland
Bronze	René Libeer France

Results

First round

Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Edgar Basel (FRG), on points
Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Samuel Harris (PAK), on points
Abel Laudonio (ARG) def. Albert Ludick (RSA), on points

Second round

Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Federico Bonus (PHI), on points
Ray Perez (USA) def. František Majdloch (CZE), on points
John Caldwell (IRL) def. Yaishwe Best (BUR), on knock-out (3rd round)
Warner Batchelor (AUS) def. Henryk Kukier (POL), on points
Kenji Yonekura (JPN) def. Phajol Muangson (THA), on points
René Libeer (FRA) def. Pyo Hyeon-gi (KOR), on points
Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Salvatore Burruni (ITA), on points
Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Abel Laudonio (ARG), on points

Quarterfinals

Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Ray Perez (USA), on points
John Caldwell (IRL) def. Warner Batchelor (AUS), on points
René Libeer (FRA) def. Kenji Yonekura (JPN), on points
Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Vladimir Stolnikov (URS), on points

Semifinals

Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. John Caldwell (IRL), on points
Terence Spinks (GBR) def. René Libeer (FRA), on points

Final

Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Mircea Dobrescu (ROU), on points

References

"Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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[SR-1] "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Lightweight	men
Light welterweight	men
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