| Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Wolfgang Behrendt United Team of Germany
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| Silver | Song Soon-Chun South Korea
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| Bronze | Claudio Barrientos Chile
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| Bronze | Frederick Gilroy Ireland
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Results
First round
- Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS
- Robert Bath (AUS) def. Henry Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS
Second round
- Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Boris Stepanov (URS), KO-3
- Mario Sitri (ITA) def. Ahmed Rashid (PAK), PTS
- Owen Reilly (GBR) def. Daniel Hellebuyck (BEL), PTS
- Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Henrik Ottesen (DEN), RTD-2
- Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def. Zenon Stefaniuk (POL), PTS
- Eder Jofre (BRA) def. Thein Myint (BUR), PTS
- Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG) def. Vichai Limcharoen (THA), PTS
- Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Robert Bath (AUS), PTS
Quarterfinals
- Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Mario Sitri (ITA), PTS
- Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Owen Reilly (GBR), PTS
- Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def. Eder Jofre (BRA), PTS
- Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTS
Semifinals
- Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS
- Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTS
Final
- Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Song Soon-Chun (KOR), PTS
References
- "Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
| Olympic boxing champions – men's bantamweight | |
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| 1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg), 1908: −116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg), 1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg), 1948–2008: 51–54 kg, 2012: 52–56 kg, 2016: 53–56 kg | |
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