Light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | West Melbourne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 23 November – 1 December | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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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 light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed. [1]
Gold |
James Boyd United States |
Silver |
Gheorghe Negrea Romania |
Bronze |
Carlos Lucas Chile |
Bronze |
Romualdas Murauskas Soviet Union |