Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at the West Melbourne Stadium. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from 34 nations weighed-in and boxing was held eight nights and five afternoons. The boxing schedule began on 23 November and ended on 1 December. Ten boxing events (all men's individual) were contested.
| Boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 November-1 December 1956 |
| Competitors | 164 from 35 nations |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (−51 kg) | Terence Spinks Great Britain | Mircea Dobrescu Romania | John Caldwell Ireland |
| René Libeer France | |||
| Bantamweight (−54 kg) | Wolfgang Behrendt United Team of Germany | Song Soon-Chun South Korea | Claudio Barrientos Chile |
| Frederick Gilroy Ireland | |||
| Featherweight (−57 kg) | Vladimir Safronov Soviet Union | Thomas Nicholls Great Britain | Henryk Niedźwiedzki Poland |
| Pentti Hämäläinen Finland | |||
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Richard McTaggart Great Britain | Harry Kurschat United Team of Germany | Anatoly Lagetko Soviet Union |
| Anthony Byrne Ireland | |||
| Light welterweight (−63.5 kg) | Vladimir Yengibaryan Soviet Union | Franco Nenci Italy | Constantin Dumitrescu Romania |
| Henry Loubscher South Africa | |||
| Welterweight (−67 kg) | Nicolae Linca Romania | Fred Tiedt Ireland | Kevin Hogarth Australia |
| Nicholas Gargano Great Britain | |||
| Light middleweight (−71 kg) | László Papp Hungary | José Torres United States | John McCormack Great Britain |
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Poland | |||
| Middleweight (−75 kg) | Gennadi Schatkov Soviet Union | Ramón Tapia Chile | Gilbert Chapron France |
| Victor Zalazar Argentina | |||
| Light heavyweight (−81 kg) | James Boyd United States | Gheorghe Negrea Romania | Carlos Lucas Chile |
| Romualdas Murauskas Soviet Union | |||
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) | Pete Rademacher United States | Lev Mukhin Soviet Union | Daniel Bekker South Africa |
| Giacomo Bozzano Italy |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
Participating nations
- Argentina (10)
- Australia (9)
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Burma (4)
- Canada (6)
- Ceylon (2)
- Chile (3)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Czechoslovakia (5)
- Denmark (3)
- Fiji (2)
- Finland (3)
- France (6)
- United Team of Germany (8)
- Great Britain (7)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (7)
- Italy (8)
- Japan (3)
- South Korea (5)
- New Zealand (2)
- Pakistan (6)
- Philippines (5)
- Poland (9)
- Romania (4)
- South Africa (7)
- Soviet Union (10)
- Sweden (3)
- Thailand (5)
- United States (8)
- Venezuela (2)
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