Heavyweight M - Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

Men's Heavyweight - Boxing
Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics


Facts Results History


Men's Heavyweight 1952



Finals

	Edward Sanders	USA	dq.2.r.

	Ingemar Johansson	SWE



	Ilkka Koski	FIN

	Andries Nieman	RSA




Semifinals

	Ingemar Johansson	SWE	2

	Ilkka Koski	FIN	1


	Edward Sanders	USA	rsc.2.r.

	Andries Nieman	RSA




Quarterfinals

	Edward Sanders	USA	ko.3.r.

	Giacomo Di Segni	ITA


	Andries Nieman	RSA	ko.1.r.

	Algirdas Schocikas	URS


	Ilkka Koski	FIN	3

	Edgar Hearn	GBR	0


	Ingemar Johansson	SWE	3

	Tomislav Krizmaric	YUG	0




Round 2

	Giacomo Di Segni	ITA	3

	Jim Saunders	CAN	0


	Horymir Netuka	TCH	3

	Carl Fitzgerald	AUS	0


	Ilkka Koski	FIN	ko.2.r.

	Laszlo Bene	HUN


	Max Marsille	BEL	3

	Mohamed El-Minabawi	EGY	0


	Ingemar Johansson	SWE	walkover

	Luis Sosa	URU


	Tomislav Krizmaric	YUG	no contest

	Algirdas Schocikas	URS


	Andries Nieman	RSA	no contest

	Edward Sanders	USA


	Jean Lansiaux	FRA	no contest

	Edgar Hearn	GBR




Round 2 redraw

	Ingemar Johansson	SWE	3

	Horymir Netuka	TCH	0


	Tomislav Krizmaric	YUG	3

	Max Marsille	BEL	0




Round 1

	Tomislav Krizmaric	YUG	3

	Eugen Furesz	ROU	0


	Algirdas Schocikas	URS	rsc.2.r.

	Antoni Goscianski	POL


	Andries Nieman	RSA	3

	Edgar Gorgas	GER	0


	Edward Sanders	USA	ko.1.r.

	Hans Jost	SUI


	Jean Lansiaux	FRA	3

	John Lyttle	IRL	0


	Edgar Hearn	GBR	2

	Jose Sartor	ARG	1

Men's Heavyweight - Boxing - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics

Event Format: The competition was a single elimination tournament without seeding where the winner of each match advanced to the next round. Winners of the semifinals qualified for the Gold Medal match. Both losers were awarded Bronze Medals.

Event facts: Men's Heavyweight competition was held at the Messuhalli and 22 athletes participated in the event.

These results for Men's Heavyweight - Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics - are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database





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