Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	26 November – 1 December
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gennadi Schatkov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ramón Tapia File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gilbert Chapron File:Flag of France.svg France 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Victor Zalazar File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold	Gennadi Schatkov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Silver	Ramón Tapia File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Bronze	Gilbert Chapron File:Flag of France.svg France
Bronze	Victor Zalazar File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina

Results

First round

• Giulio Rinaldi (ITA) def. Jens Andersen (DEN), PTS
• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ralph Hosack (CAN), PTS
• Dieter Wemhöner (FRG) def. Ronald Redrup (GBR), PTS
• Victor Zalazar (ARG) def. Stig Sjölin (SWE), PTS
• Július Torma (CZE) def. Howard Richter (AUS), PTS
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Zbigniew Piórkowski (POL), RSC-1

Quarterfinals

• Gilbert Chapron (FRA) def. Roger Rouse (USA), PTS
• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Giulio Rinaldi (ITA), walk-over
• Victor Zalazar (ARG) def. Dieter Wemhöner (FRG), PTS
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Július Torma (CZE), RSC-2

Semifinals

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Victor Zalazar (ARG), RTD-2
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Gilbert Chapron (FRA), walk-over

Final

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ramón Tapia (CHI), KO-1

References

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