Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

Bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Pentti Hämäläinen vs John McNally
VenueMessuhalli
Dates28 July – 2 August
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pentti Hämäläinen  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John McNally  Ireland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kang Joon-Ho  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gennady Garbuzov  Soviet Union
← 1948
1956 →

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Pentti Hämäläinen
 Finland
Silver John McNally
 Ireland
Bronze Kang Joon-Ho
 South Korea
Bronze Gennady Garbuzov
 Soviet Union

Results

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Winner NOC Result Loser NOC
First Round (July 28 & 29)
Kang Joon-Ho South Korea BYE
Fazlollah Nikkhah Iran BYE
Davey Moore United States BYE
Egon Schidan Germany BYE
Vincenzo Dall'Osso Italy BYE
Ibrahim Abdrabbou Egypt BYE
John McNally Ireland BYE
Alejandro Ortuoste Philippines BYE
František Majdloch Czechoslovakia BYE
Angel Figueroa Puerto Rico 3 – 0 Tiến Vình Vietnam
Raul Macías Guevara Mexico 3 – 0 Angel Amaya Venezuela
Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union 2 – 1 Jean Renard Belgium
Pentti Hämäläinen Finland 3 – 0 Thomas Nicholls Great Britain
Henryk Niedzwiedzki Poland TKO 1R Ronald Charles Gower Australia
Ion Zlătaru Romania DSQ 3R Antoine Martin France
Lennie von Graevenitz South Africa 2 – 1 Rómulo Parés Argentina
Second Round (July 30)
Kang Joon-Ho South Korea 3 – 0 Fazlollah Nickhah Iran
Davey Moore United States 3 – 0 Egon Schidan Germany
Vincenzo Dall'osso Italy 3 – 0 Ibrahim Abdrabbou Egypt
John McNally Ireland 3 – 0 Alejandro Ortuoste Philippines
František Majdloch Czechoslovakia 3 – 0 Angel Luis Figueroa Otero Puerto Rico
Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union 3 – 0 Raul Macías Guevara Mexico
Pentti Hamalainen Finland 3 – 0 Henryk Niedzwiedzki Poland
Helmuth von Gravenitz South Africa 2 – 1 Ion Zlataru Romania
Third Round (July 31)
Gennady Garbuzov U.S.S.R 3 – 0 František Majdloch Czechoslovakia
Kang Joon-Ho South Korea 2 – 1 Davey Moore U.S.A
Pentti Hämäläinen Finland 3 – 0 Helmuth von Gravenitz South Africa
John McNally Ireland 3 – 0 Vincenzo Dall'osso Italy
Semi-final (August 1)
John McNally Ireland 3 – 0 Kang Joon-Ho South Korea
Pentti Hämäläinen Finland 3 – 0 Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union
Final (August 2)
Pentti Hämäläinen Finland 2 – 1 John McNally Ireland

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.