Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Light welterweight boxing

|games = 1960 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Palazzo dello Sport

|dates = 25 August – 5 September 1960

|competitors = 34

|nations = 34

|gold = Bohumil Němeček

|goldNOC = TCH

|silver = Clement Quartey

|silverNOC = GHA

|bronze = Quincey Daniels

|bronzeNOC = USA

|bronze2 = Marian Kasprzyk

|bronzeNOC2 = POL

|prev=1956

|next=1964

}}

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Boxing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Light Welterweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=29 November 2018}}

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

Results of the light welterweight boxing competition.Official Report, pp. 717–24.

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

|RD1=Round of 32

|RD2=Round of 16

|RD3=Quarterfinals

|RD4=Semifinals

| team-width=195

| score-width=40

|RD1-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Gerald Freeman|AUS|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score01=0

|RD1-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Jaggie van Staden|RHO|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score02=5

|RD1-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Sayed El-Nahas|UAR|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score03=KO-1

|RD1-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed Rizgalla|SUD|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score04=L

|RD1-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Aleksandar Mitsev|BUL|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score05=0

|RD1-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Quincey Daniels|USA|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score06=5

|RD1-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Vazik Ghazarian|IRI|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score07=2

|RD1-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Bobby Kelsey|GBR|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score08=3

|RD1-team09={{flagIOCathlete|Bernie Meli|IRL|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score09=5

|RD1-team10={{flagIOCathlete|Dimitrios Mikhail|GRE|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score10=0

|RD1-team11={{flagIOCathlete|Bohumil Němeček|TCH|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score11=3

|RD1-team12={{flagIOCathlete|Rupert König|AUT|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score12=2

|RD1-team13={{flagIOCathlete|Luis Aranda|ARG|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score13=4

|RD1-team14={{flagIOCathlete|Rogelio Reyes|MEX|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score14=1

|RD1-team15={{flagIOCathlete|Piero Brandi|ITA|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score15=5

|RD1-team16={{flagIOCathlete|Katsuji Watanabe|JPN|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score16=0

|RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Jaggie van Staden|RHO|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score01=L

|RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Sayed El-Nahas|UAR|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score02=KO-2

|RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Quincey Daniels|USA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score03=4

|RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Bobby Kelsey|GBR|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score04=1

|RD2-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Bernie Meli|IRL|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score05=0

|RD2-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Bohumil Němeček|TCH|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score06=5

|RD2-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Luis Aranda|ARG|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score07=1

|RD2-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Piero Brandi|ITA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score08=4

|RD3-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Sayed El-Nahas|UAR|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score01=0

|RD3-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Quincey Daniels|USA|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score02=5

|RD3-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Bohumil Němeček|TCH|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score03=4

|RD3-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Piero Brandi|ITA|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score04=1

|RD4-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Quincey Daniels|USA|1960 Summer}}

|RD4-score01=0

|RD4-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Bohumil Němeček|TCH|1960 Summer}}

|RD4-score02=5

}}

=Bottom half=

{{32TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

|RD1=Round of 64

|RD2=Round of 32

|RD3=Round of 16

|RD4=Quarter-finals

|RD5=Semi-finals

| team-width=195

| score-width=40

|RD1-team29={{flagIOCathlete|Raoul Sarrazin|CAN|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score29=KO-1

|RD1-team30={{flagIOCathlete|Francois Sowa|LUX|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score30=L

|RD1-team31={{flagIOCathlete|Sawong Mongkolrit|THA|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score31=L

|RD1-team32={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Deuk-bong|KOR|1960 Summer}}

|RD1-score32=KO-1

|RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Willie Ludick|RSA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score01=5

|RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Martti Lehtevä|FIN|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score02=0

|RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Vladimir Engibaryan|URS|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score03=KO-1

|RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Werner Busse|EUA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score04=L

|RD2-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Azouz Bechir|TUN|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score05=L

|RD2-team06={{flagIOCathlete|György Pál|HUN|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score06=KO-1

|RD2-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Marian Kasprzyk|POL|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score07=KO-1

|RD2-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Carmelo García|ESP|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score08=L

|RD2-team09={{flagIOCathlete|Khalid Al-Karkhi|IRQ|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score09=4

|RD2-team10={{flagIOCathlete|Grace Sseruwagi|UGA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score10=1

|RD2-team11={{flagIOCathlete|Clement Quartey|GHA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score11=5

|RD2-team12={{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed Boubekeur|MAR|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score12=0

|RD2-team13={{flagIOCathlete|Miguel Amarista|VEN|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score13=3

|RD2-team14={{flagIOCathlete|Jorge Salomão|BRA|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score14=2

|RD2-team15={{flagIOCathlete|Raoul Sarrazin|CAN|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score15=DQ-3

|RD2-team16={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Deuk-bong|KOR|1960 Summer}}

|RD2-score16=W

|RD3-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Willie Ludick|RSA|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score01=2

|RD3-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Vladimir Engibaryan|URS|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score02=3

|RD3-team03={{flagIOCathlete|György Pál|HUN|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score03=0

|RD3-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Marian Kasprzyk|POL|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score04=5

|RD3-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Khalid Al-Karkhi|IRQ|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score05=0

|RD3-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Clement Quartey|GHA|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score06=5

|RD3-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Miguel Amarista|VEN|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score07=L

|RD3-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Deuk-bong|KOR|1960 Summer}}

|RD3-score08=KO-2

|RD4-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Vladimir Engibaryan|URS|1960 Summer}}

|RD4-score01=0

|RD4-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Marian Kasprzyk|POL|1960 Summer}}

|RD4-score02=5

|RD4-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Clement Quartey|GHA|1960 Summer}}

|RD4-score03=3

|RD4-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Kim Deuk-bong|KOR|1960 Summer}}

|RD4-score04=2

|RD5-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Marian Kasprzyk|POL|1960 Summer}}

|RD5-score01=L

|RD5-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Clement Quartey|GHA|1960 Summer}}

|RD5-score02={{abbr|WO|Walkover}}

}}

=Finals=

{{Round4

|RD1 = Semifinals

|RD2 = Final

| team-width=250

| score-width=20

||{{flagIOCathlete|Quincey Daniels|USA|1960 Summer}}|0|{{flagIOCathlete|Bohumil Němeček|TCH|1960 Summer}}|5

||{{flagIOCathlete|Marian Kasprzyk|POL|1960 Summer}}|L|{{flagIOCathlete|Clement Quartey|GHA|1960 Summer}}|{{abbr|WO|Walkover}}

||{{flagIOCathlete|Bohumil Němeček|TCH|1960 Summer}}|5|{{flagIOCathlete|Clement Quartey|GHA|1960 Summer}}|0

}}

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics - Light Welterweight}}

Light Welterweight