1956 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Middleweight (up to 75 kg)

sport	Boxing
competition	Middle weight (up to 75 kg)
gender	Men
place	West Melbourne Stadium , Melbourne
Attendees	14 athletes from 14 nations
date	November 23 to December 1, 1956
Medals	Gennadi Schatkow ( URS ) Ramón Tapia ( CHI ) Víctor Zalazar ( ARG ) Gilbert Chapron ( FRA )

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

According to the competition regulations of the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateure (AIBA), the body weight of every light-middleweight boxer must be greater than 71 kg and a maximum of 75 kg.

14 athletes from 14 nations determined the Olympic champion in Melbourne's West Melbourne Stadium : It was won by the Soviet Russian Gennadi Shatkow ahead of the Chilean Ramón Tapia as well as the Argentine Víctor Zalazar and the French Gilbert Chapron .

Preliminary round

The fights of the preliminary round took place on November 23rd.
The winners of the six preliminary fights qualified as the two seeded participants for the quarter-finals (q VF).
Note: P = victory on points; KO1 = knockout win in the first round; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Gennady Shatkov	P	q VF
Ralph Hosack		9
Giulio Rinaldi	P	q VF
Jens Andersen		9
Víctor Zalazar	P	q VF
Stig Sjölin		9
Dieter Wemhöner	P	q VF
Ron Redrup		9
Ramón Tapia	KO1	q VF
Zbigniew Piórkowski		9
Július Torma	P	q VF
Howard Richter		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; FF = victory by renunciation of the opponent (not started); KO2 = knockout victory in the second round; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Gennady Shatkov	FF	q HF
Giulio Rinaldi		5
Víctor Zalazar	P	q HF
Dieter Wemhöner		5
Ramón Tapia	KO2	q HF
Július Torma		5
Gilbert Chapron	P	q HF
Roger Rouse		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; KO2 = knockout victory in the second round; R = rank; Q = qualification

Nation / name	Result	R / Q
Gennady Shatkov	KO2	q F
Víctor Zalazar
Ramón Tapia	P	q F
Gilbert Chapron

final

The final was held on December 1st.
Note: KO1 = knockout win in the first round

Nation / name	Result	rank
Gennady Shatkov	KO1
Ramón Tapia

Web links

• Results at www.olympic.org ( English )
• Report and results at www.sports-reference.com (English)