1956 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Featherweight (up to 57 kg)

sport	Boxing
competition	Feather weight (up to 57 kg)
gender	Men
place	West Melbourne Stadium , Melbourne
Attendees	18 athletes from 18 nations
date	November 23 to December 1, 1956
Medals	Wladimir Safronow ( URS ) Thomas Nicholls ( GBR ) Pentti Hämäläinen ( FIN ) Henryk Niedźwiedzki ( POL )

In the 1956 Olympic Games in the Australian city of Melbourne , the tournament was from November 23 to December 1 Boxing - Featherweight held for men.

According to the competition regulations of the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateure (AIBA), the body weight of every featherweight boxer must be greater than 54 kg and a maximum of 57 kg.

18 athletes from 18 nations determined the Olympic champion in Melbourne's West Melbourne Stadium : It was won by the Soviet Russian Wladimir Safronow ahead of the British Thomas Nicholls as well as the Finn Pentti Hämäläinen and the Polish Henryk Niedźwiedzki .

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
Pentti Hämäläinen	P	q V2
Martin Smyth		17th
Bernhard Schröter	P	q V2
Paulino Meléndres		17th

Preliminary round 2

The fights of preliminary round 2 took place on November 27th.
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; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Vladimir Safronov	P	q VF
Agostino Cossia		9
André de Souza	P	q VF
Nontaslip Thayansilp		9
Henryk Niedźwiedzki	P	q VF
Leonard Leisching		9
Tristán Falfán	KO2	q VF
Maurice White		9
Thomas Nicholls	P	q VF
Noel Hazard		9
Shinichiro Suzuki	P	q VF
Yai Chit Wang		9
Pentti Hämäläinen	P	q VF
Bernhard Schröter		9
Ján Zachara	P	q VF
Chung Dong-hun		9

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played on November 29th.
The winners of the quarter-finals qualified for the semi-finals (q HF).
Note: P = victory on points; KO1 = knockout win in the first round; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Vladimir Safronov	P	q HF
André de Souza		5
Henryk Niedźwiedzki	KO1	q HF
Tristán Falfán		5
Thomas Nicholls	P	q HF
Shinichiro Suzuki		5
Pentti Hämäläinen	P	q HF
Ján Zachara		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
Vladimir Safronov	P	q F
Henryk Niedźwiedzki
Thomas Nicholls	P	q F
Pentti Hämäläinen

final

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

Nation / name	Result	rank
Vladimir Safronov	P
Thomas Nicholls

Web links

• Results at www.olympic.org ( English )