Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

Flyweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	23 November – 1 December
Competitors	19 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Terence Spinks File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mircea Dobrescu File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Caldwell File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) René Libeer File:Flag of France.svg France

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold	Terence Spinks File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Silver	Mircea Dobrescu File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania
Bronze	John Caldwell File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland
Bronze	René Libeer File:Flag of France.svg France

Results

First round

• Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Edgar Basel (FRG), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Samuel Harris (PAK), on points
• Abel Laudonio (ARG) def. Albert Ludick (RSA), on points

Second round

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Federico Bonus (PHI), on points
• Ray Perez (USA) def. František Majdloch (CZE), on points
• John Caldwell (IRL) def. Yai Shwe (BUR), referee stopped the contest (3rd round)
• Warner Batchelor (AUS) def. Henryk Kukier (POL), on points
• Kenji Yonekura (JPN) def. Phajol Muangson (THA), on points
• René Libeer (FRA) def. Pyo Hyeon-gi (KOR), on points
• Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Salvatore Burruni (ITA), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Abel Laudonio (ARG), on points

Quarterfinals

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Ray Perez (USA), on points
• John Caldwell (IRL) def. Warner Batchelor (AUS), on points
• René Libeer (FRA) def. Kenji Yonekura (JPN), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Vladimir Stolnikov (URS), on points

Semifinals

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. John Caldwell (IRL), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. René Libeer (FRA), on points

Final

• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Mircea Dobrescu (ROU), on points

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf