Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 4 nations competed.[1]

Lightweight boxing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue	Palazzo dello Sport
Dates	25 August – 5 September
Competitors	34 from 34 nations
Medalists
Kazimierz Paździor  Poland Sandro Lopopolo  Italy Richard McTaggart  Great Britain Abel Laudonio  Argentina

Competition format

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

Results

Left-right: Richard McTaggart, Abel Laudonio, Kazimierz Paździor, Sandro Lopopolo

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

Top half

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	Richard McTaggart (GBR)		5
	Bhodi Sooknoi (THA)		0			Richard McTaggart (GBR)		5
	Gualberto Gutiérrez (URU)		1			Eddie Blay (GHA)		0
	Eddie Blay (GHA)		4								Richard McTaggart (GBR)		3
	Ferenc Kellner (HUN)		3								Ferenc Kellner (HUN)		2
	Jacques Cotot (FRA)		2			Ferenc Kellner (HUN)		5
	Yasuyuki Ito (JPN)		5			Yasuyuki Ito (JPN)		0
	Abdel Kader Gangani (MAR)		0													Richard McTaggart (GBR)		2
	Noureddine Dziri (TUN)		L													Kazimierz Paździor (POL)		3
	Harry Lempio (EUA)		KO-3			Harry Lempio (EUA)		1
	Taha Abdul Karim (IRQ)		0			Kazimierz Paździor (POL)		4
	Kazimierz Paździor (POL)		5								Kazimierz Paździor (POL)		5
	Ghulam Sarwar (PAK)		1								Salah Shokweir (UAR)		0
	Adalberto Hernández (MEX)		4			Adalberto Hernández (MEX)		2
	Josef Grumser (AUT)		0			Salah Shokweir (UAR)		3
	Salah Shokweir (UAR)		5

Bottom half

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals
						Wim Gerlach (NED)		0
						Vilikton Barannikov (URS)		5
											Vilikton Barannikov (URS)		5
											Iosif Mihalic (ROU)		0
						Väinö Järvenpää (FIN)		2
						Iosif Mihalic (ROU)		3
																Vilikton Barannikov (URS)		0
																Abel Laudonio (ARG)		5
						Fernando Riera (ESP)		0
						Dagfinn Ness (NOR)		5
											Dagfinn Ness (NOR)		L
											Abel Laudonio (ARG)		KO-1
						Abel Laudonio (ARG)		5
						Jozef Töre (TCH)		0
																					Abel Laudonio (ARG)		2
																					Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)		3
						Harry Campbell (USA)		4
						Mario Romero (VEN)		1
											Harry Campbell (USA)		KO-2
											Lee Gwang-ju (KOR)		0
						Dimitar Stoilov (BUL)		1
						Lee Gwang-ju (KOR)		4
																Harry Campbell (USA)		1
																Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)		4
						Esteban Aguilera (CUB)		0
						Danny O'Brien (IRL)		5
											Danny O'Brien (IRL)		0
	Sid Prior (AUS)		0								Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)		5
	Stoffel Steyn (RSA)		5			Stoffel Steyn (RSA)		0
	Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)		5			Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)		5
	Johnny Bolang (INA)		0

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	Richard McTaggart (GBR)	2
	Kazimierz Paździor (POL)	3
					Kazimierz Paździor (POL)	4
					Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)	1
	Abel Laudonio (ARG)	2
	Sandro Lopopolo (ITA)	3

References

1. "Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. Official Report, pp. 708–16.