Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.Medalists
Results
First round
- Constantin Dumitrescu def. Terrence Oung, PTS
- Hans Pedersen def. Carlos Rodríguez, PTS
- Antonio Marcilla def. Chune Pattapong, KO-1
- Leopold Potesil def. Celestino Pinto, PTS
- Franco Nenci def. Gul Rehmat, KO-3
- Willi Roth def. Thomas Schuster, PTS
Second round
- Claude Saluden def. Henry Perry, PTS
- Vladimir Yengibaryan def. Leszek Drogosz, PTS
- Henry Loubscher def. Leslie Mason, PTS
- Joseph Shaw def. Max Carlos, PTS
- Hwang Ui-gyeong def. Manuel de los Santos, DSQ-2
- Constantin Dumitrescu def. Hans Pedersen, PTS
- Antonio Marcilla def. Leopold Potesil, PTS
- Franco Nenci def. Willi Roth, PTS
Quarterfinals
- Vladimir Yengibaryan def. Claude Saluden, PTS
- Henry Loubscher def. Joseph Shaw, PTS
- Constantin Dumitrescu def. Hwang Ei-Kyung, PTS
- Franco Nenci def. Antonio Marcilla, PTS
Semifinals
- Vladimir Yengibaryan def. Henry Loubscher, PTS
- Franco Nenci def. Constantin Dumitrescu, PTS
Final
- Vladimir Yengibaryan def. Franco Nenci, PTS
