Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

Middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenuePalazzo dello Sport
Dates26 August – 5 September
Competitors25 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddie Crook, Jr.  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tadeusz Walasek  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yevgeny Feofanov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ion Monea  Romania
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The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. A total of 25 boxers from 25 nations competed.[1]

Competition format

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The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Results

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Results of the middleweight boxing competition.[1][2]

Top half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Ion Monea (ROU) 5
 Vasil Paparizov (BUL) 0
 Ion Monea (ROU) KO-1
 Hans Büchi (SUI) L
 Roy Addison (GBR) 1
 Hans Büchi (SUI) 4
 Ion Monea (ROU) L
 Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) KO-2
 Milo Sarens (BEL) 1
 Chang Lo-pu (ROC) 4
 Chang Lo-pu (ROC) L
 Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) KO-3
 Peter Odhiambo (UGA) 0
 Fidel Odreman (VEN) L  Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) 5
 Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) KO-1

Bottom half

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
 Moustafa Ben Lahbib (MAR) 0
 Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) 5  Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) 5
 Eberhard Radzik (EUA) L  Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR) 0
 Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR) KO-2  Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) L
 Carlos Lucas (CHI) 4  Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) KO-2
 Rodolfo Loza (ARG) 1  Carlos Lucas (CHI) L
 Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) 5  Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) KO-2
 Yoland Levèque (FRA) 0  Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) 1
 Sultan Mahmoud (PAK) 0  Tadeusz Walasek (POL) 4
 Tadeusz Walasek (POL) 5  Tadeusz Walasek (POL) 5
 Teifion Davies (AUS) 3  Teifion Davies (AUS) 0
 Achton Mikkelsen (DEN) 2  Tadeusz Walasek (POL) 5
 Eamonn McKeon (IRL) 5  Frik van Rooyen (RSA) 0
 Mohamed Ben Gandoubi (TUN) 0  Eamonn McKeon (IRL) 0
 Egon Rusch (AUT) 0  Frik van Rooyen (RSA) 5
 Frik van Rooyen (RSA) 5

Finals

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ion Monea (ROU)L
 
 
 
 Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)KO-2
 
 Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)3
 
 
 
 Tadeusz Walasek (POL)2
 
 Yevgeny Feofanov (URS)1
 
 
 Tadeusz Walasek (POL)4
 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ Official Report, pp. 741–748.
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