1956 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Bantamweight (up to 54 kg)

sport	Boxing
competition	Bantam weight (up to 54 kg)
gender	Men
place	West Melbourne Stadium , Melbourne
Attendees	18 athletes from 18 nations
date	November 23 to December 1, 1956
Medals	Wolfgang Behrendt ( EUA ) Song Sun-Cheon ( KOR ) Freddie Gilroy ( IRL ) Claudio Barrientos ( CHI )

At the Olympic Games in 1956 in the Australian metropolis of Melbourne , the boxing - bantamweight tournament for men was held from November 23 to December 1 .

According to the competition regulations of the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateure (AIBA), the body weight of every bantamweight boxer must be greater than 51 kg and a maximum of 54 kg.

18 athletes from 18 nations determined the Olympic champion in Melbourne's West Melbourne Stadium : The German Wolfgang Behrendt won ahead of the South Korean Song Sun-Cheon as well as the Irish Freddie Gilroy and the Chilean Claudio Barrientos .

Preliminary round 1

The fights of preliminary round 1 took place on November 23rd.
The winners of the two preliminary fights qualified among the 14 seeded participants for the fights of preliminary round 2 (q V2).
Note: P = victory on points; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Song Sun-Cheon	P	q V2
Alberto Adem		17th
Bobby Bath	P	q V2
Henry Jayasuriya		17th

Preliminary round 2

The fights of the preliminary round 2 took place on November 26th.
The winners of the eight preliminary fights qualified for the quarter-finals (q VF).
Note: P = victory on points; KO2 = knockout victory in the second round; KO3 = knockout victory in the third round; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Wolfgang Behrendt	KO2	q VF
Henrik Ottesen		9
Owen Reilly	P	q VF
Daniel Hellebuyck		9
Freddie Gilroy	KO3	q VF
Boris Stepanov		9
Mario Sitri	P	q VF
Ahmed Rashid		9
Song Sun-Cheon	P	q VF
Bobby Bath		9
Carmelo Tomaselli	P	q VF
Vichai Limcharoen		9
Claudio Barrientos	P	q VF
Zenon Stefaniuk		9
Éder Jofre	P	q VF
Thein Myint		9

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played on November 28th.
The winners of the quarter-finals qualified for the semi-finals (q HF).
Note: P = victory on points; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Wolfgang Behrendt	P	q HF
Owen Reilly		5
Freddie Gilroy	P	q HF
Mario Sitri		5
Song Sun-Cheon	P	q HF
Carmelo Tomaselli		5
Claudio Barrientos	P	q HF
Éder Jofre		5

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held on November 30th.
The winners of the two semi-finals qualified for the final (q F), both losers automatically won a bronze medal.
Note: P = victory on points; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Wolfgang Behrendt	P	q F
Freddie Gilroy
Song Sun-Cheon	P	q F
Claudio Barrientos

final

The final was held on December 1st.
Note: P = victory on points

Nation / name	Result	rank
Wolfgang Behrendt	P
Song Sun-Cheon

Web links

• Results at www.olympic.org ( English )