| Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Palazzo dello Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 25 August â 5 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Boxing at the 1960 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 heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 17 boxers from 17 nations competed. [1]
Competition format
The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).
Results
Results of the heavyweight boxing competition. [1] [2]
Top half
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
Josef NÄmec (
TCH)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
David Thomas (
GBR)
| 2 |
Josef NÄmec (
TCH)
| 4 | |||||||||||
Percy Price Jr. (
USA)
| KO-1 |
Percy Price Jr. (
USA)
| 1 | |||||||||||
Ron Taylor (
AUS)
| L |
Josef NÄmec (
TCH)
| 1 | |||||||||||
Andrey Abramov (
URS)
| KO-1 | 
Francesco de Piccoli (
ITA)
| 4 | |||||||||||
Manuel GarcĂa (
ESP)
| L |
Andrey Abramov (
URS)
| 0 | |||||||||||
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Francesco de Piccoli (
ITA)
| W |
Francesco de Piccoli (
ITA)
| 5 | |||||||||||
Willy Venneman (
BEL)
| AB | |||||||||||||
Bottom half
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||
GĂŒnter Siegmund (
EUA)
| KO-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Max Bösiger (
SUI)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
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GĂŒnter Siegmund (
EUA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vasile MariuĆŁan (
ROU)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joseph Syoz (
FRA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Vasile MariuĆŁan (
ROU)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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GĂŒnter Siegmund (
EUA)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Bekker (
RSA)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Bekker (
RSA)
| KO-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
WĆadysĆaw JÄdrzejewski (
POL)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Bekker (
RSA)
| KO-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Obrad SretenoviÄ (
YUG)
| L | ||||||||||||||||||
Eduardo Corletti (
ARG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joe Casey (
IRL)
| 1 |
Obrad SretenoviÄ (
YUG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Obrad SretenoviÄ (
YUG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Josef NÄmec (
TCH) | 1 | |||||
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Francesco de Piccoli (
ITA) | 4 | |||||
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Francesco de Piccoli (
ITA) | KO-1 | |||||
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Daniel Bekker (
RSA) | L | |||||
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GĂŒnter Siegmund (
EUA) | 1 | |||||
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Daniel Bekker (
RSA) | 4 | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Official Report, pp. 755â760.
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