Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 16 boxers from 16 nations competed.^[1]

Welterweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	24 November – 1 December 1956
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Nicolae Linca  Romania Fred Tiedt  Ireland Kevin Hogarth  Australia Nicholas Gargano  Great Britain
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Medalists

Gold	Nicolae Linca  Romania
Silver	Fred Tiedt  Ireland
Bronze	Kevin Hogarth  Australia
Bronze	Nicholas Gargano  Great Britain

Results

First round

• András Dőri (HUN) def. Bait Husain (PAK), PTS
• Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def. Graham Finlay (NZL), PTS
• Pearce Lane (USA) def. Enrique Tovar (VEN), PTS
• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Tadeusz Walasek (POL), PTS
• Nicholas André (RSA) def. Lee Shih-chuan (TPE), PTS
• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Hector Hatch (FIJ), PTS
• Francisco Gelaberti (ARG) def. Walter Kozak (CAN), PTS
• Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Eduard Borisov (URS), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def. András Dori (HUN), PTS
• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Pearce Allen Lane (USA), PTS
• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Nicholas Andre (RSA), PTS
• Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Francisco Gelabert (ARG), PTS

Semifinals

• Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Kevin Hogarth (AUS), PTS
• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Nicholas Gargano (GBR), PTS

Final

• Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Fred Tiedt (IRL), PTS

Tiedt actually received more total points than Linca, but three of the five judges judged him the winner.^[2]