Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
{{short description|Olympic boxing tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Middleweight boxing
|games = 1952 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Messuhalli
|dates = 29 July – 2 August 1952
|competitors = 23
|nations = 23
|gold = Floyd Patterson
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = Vasile Tiță
|silverNOC = ROU
|bronze = Boris Nikolov
|bronzeNOC = BUL
|bronze2 = Stig Sjölin
|bronzeNOC2 = SWE
|prev=1948
|next=1956
}}
{{BoxingAt1952SummerOlympics}}
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/BOX/mens-middleweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132400/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/BOX/mens-middleweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Middleweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=18 November 2018}}
Medalists
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| {{OlympicGoldMedalist|Floyd Patterson|USA|1952 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicSilverMedalist|Vasile Tiță|ROU|1952 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Boris Nikolov|BUL|1952 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Stig Sjölin|SWE|1952 Summer}} |
Results
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| Winner
!NOC !Result !Loser !NOC | ||
|---|---|---|
| align="center" colspan="5"| First Round (July 29) | ||
| Floyd Patterson | United States
!BYE | |
| Omar Tebbaka | France
!BYE | |
| Leen Jansen | Netherlands
!BYE | |
| Robert Malouf | Canada
!BYE | |
| Anthony Madigan | Australia
!BYE | |
| Boris Silchev | Soviet Union
!BYE | |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden
!BYE | |
| Börje Grönroos | Finland
!BYE | |
| Dieter Wemhöner | Germany
!BYE | |
| Bedřich Koutný | Czechoslovakia
!2 – 1 | Argentina |
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria
!3 – 0 | Luxembourg |
| Terry Gooding | Great Britain
!2 – 1 | Egypt |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania
!DSQ 3R | Ireland |
| Nelson Andrade | Brazil
!2 – 1 | Hungary |
| Valter Sentimenti | Italy
!3 – 0 | Switzerland |
| Muhammad Khan | Pakistan
!2 – 1 | Poland |
| align="center" colspan="5"| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | ||
| Floyd Patterson | United States
!3 – 0 |Omar Tebbaka | France |
| Leen Jansen | Netherlands
!TKO 1R |Robert Malouf | Canada |
| Anthony Madigan | Australia
!2 – 1 |Boris Siljtshev | Soviet Union |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden
!3 – 0 |Börje Grönroos | Finland |
| Dieter Wemhöner | Germany
!2 – 1 |Bedrich Koutný | Czechoslovakia |
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria
!2 – 1 |Terence Gooding | Great Britain |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania
!DSQ 2R |Nelson de Paula Andrade | Brazil |
| Valter Sentimenti | Italy
!3 – 0 |Khan Mohammad | Pakistan |
| align="center" colspan="5"| Third Round (July 31) | ||
| Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria
!3 – 0 |Dieter Wemhöner | Germany |
| Floyd Patterson | United States
!KO 1R |Leen Jansen | Netherlands |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania
!TKO 3R |Valter Sentimenti | Italy |
| Stig Sjölin | Sweden
!3 – 0 |Anthony Madigan | Australia |
| align="center" colspan="5"| Semi-final (August 1) | ||
| Floyd Patterson | United States
!DSQ 3R |Stig Sjölin | Sweden |
| Vasile Tiță | Romania
!3 – 0 |Boris Nikolov | Bulgaria |
| align="center" colspan="5"|Final (August 2) | ||
| Floyd Patterson | United States
!KO 1R |Vasile Tiță | Romania |
References
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Boxing Middleweight}}
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