Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenuePalazzo dello Sport
Dates25 August – 5 September
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Francesco de Piccoli  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Bekker  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josef Němec  Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Günter Siegmund  United Team of Germany
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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[edit]

The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Results[edit]

Results of the heavyweight boxing competition.[1][2]

Top half[edit]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Josef Němec (TCH) 3
 David Thomas (GBR) 2  Josef Němec (TCH) 4
 Percy Price Jr. (USA) KO-1  Percy Price Jr. (USA) 1
 Ron Taylor (AUS) L  Josef Němec (TCH) 1
 Andrey Abramov (URS) KO-1  Francesco de Piccoli (ITA) 4
 Manuel García (ESP) L  Andrey Abramov (URS) 0
 Francesco de Piccoli (ITA) W  Francesco de Piccoli (ITA) 5
 Willy Venneman (BEL) AB

Bottom half[edit]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
 Günter Siegmund (EUA) KO-3
 Max Bösiger (SUI) L
 Günter Siegmund (EUA) 5
 Vasile Mariuţan (ROU) 0
 Joseph Syoz (FRA) 0
 Vasile Mariuţan (ROU) 5
 Günter Siegmund (EUA) 1
 Daniel Bekker (RSA) 4
 Daniel Bekker (RSA) KO-1
 Władysław Jędrzejewski (POL) L
 Daniel Bekker (RSA) KO-1
 Obrad Sretenović (YUG) L
 Eduardo Corletti (ARG) 1
 Joe Casey (IRL) 1  Obrad Sretenović (YUG) 4
 Obrad Sretenović (YUG) 4

Finals[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Josef Němec (TCH)1
 
 
 
 Francesco de Piccoli (ITA)4
 
 Francesco de Piccoli (ITA)KO-1
 
 
 
 Daniel Bekker (RSA)L
 
 Günter Siegmund (EUA)1
 
 
 Daniel Bekker (RSA)4
 

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Official Report, pp. 755–760.
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