Boxing at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
| Boxing at the 1959 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Dates | 14–16 October 1959 |
The boxing tournament at the 1959 Mediterranean Games was held in Beirut, Lebanon.
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (–51 kg) |  Abdel Moneim El-Guindi (UAR) |  Ben Larbi (MAR) |  Maranon Antonio Ramos (ESP) |
| Bantamweight (–54 kg) | Ben Mohamed (MAR) | Alfonso Carbajo (ESP) | Yazid Mahmoud El-Nahas (UAR) |
| Featherweight (–57 kg) |  André Iuncker (FRA) |  Simon Bellaiche (TUN) | José Luis Biescas (ESP) |
| Lightweight (–60 kg) | Roger Younsi (FRA) |  Vural Inan (TUR) | Hernandes Juan Albornoz (ESP) |
| Light Welterweight (–63.5 kg) | Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | Fuat Birol (TUR) |  Georges Costi (LBN) |
| Welterweight (–67 kg) | Omrane Sadok (TUN) | Ben Djilali (MAR) |  Dimitrios Mikhail (GRE) |
| Light Middleweight (–71 kg) | Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | Cesáreo Barrera (ESP) | Mohamed Arafa Rozekah (UAR) |
| Middleweight (–75 kg) | Abdelaziz Salah El Hasni (TUN) | Hani Zebib (LBN) | Anwar Saed Allah Houlta (UAR) |
| Light Heavyweight (–81 kg) | Hedi Ben Othmane El Nabli (TUN) | Ibrahim Abdallah (UAR) | Vyron Stoimenidis (GRE) |
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) | Mahmoud El Kelany (UAR) | Saad El Din Dgheili (LBN) | No bronze awarded |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Republic (UAR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
- Note: Official 1959 Mediterranean Games report erroneously omits bronze medal won by José Luis Biescas in the –57 kg category
References
[edit]- 1959 Mediterranean Games report at the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) website
- 1959 Mediterranean Games boxing tournament at Amateur Boxing Results
- List of Olympians who won medals at the Mediterranean Games at Olympedia.org
