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Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men

Date25 August – 5 September 1960
StatusOlympic
LocationPalazzo dello Sport, Roma
Participants17 from 17 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

To non-Italians the heavyweight class in 1960 was rather nondescript, as no future greats made an appearance. But the Italians loved it as their fighter, Franco De Piccoli, won the gold medal. In the final, De Piccoli faced South African Daan Bekker, a 1956 Olympic bronze medalist who had won gold at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. But the match was over quickly, as De Piccoli knocked out Bekker early in the first round. Both De Piccoli and Bekker had short, but non-distinguished professional careers. De Piccoli fought through 1965 with a career record of 37 wins and 4 losses, but never fought for a major title. Bekker fought through 1963, although he returned for one bout in 1968, which he won, finishing with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Franco De PiccoliITAGold
2Daan BekkerRSASilver
=3Josef NěmecTCHBronze
=3Günter SiegmundGERBronze
=5Percy Price, Jr.USA
=5Andrey AbramovURS
=5Vasile MariuțanROU
=5Obrad SretenovićYUG
=9Dave ThomasGBR
=9Ron TaylorAUS
=9Manuel GarcíaESP
=9Willy VennemanBEL
=9Max BösigerSUI
=9Joseph SyozFRA
=9Władysław JędrzejewskiPOL
=9Eduardo CorlettiARG
17Joe CaseyIRL

Round One

Date25 August 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 AugJosef NěmecTCH
Match #225 AugDave ThomasGBR
Match #325 AugPercy Price, Jr.USA
Match #425 AugRon TaylorAUS
Match #525 AugAndrey AbramovURS
Match #625 AugManuel GarcíaESP
Match #725 AugWilly VennemanBEL
Match #825 AugFranco De PiccoliITA
Match #925 AugGünter SiegmundGER
Match #1025 AugMax BösigerSUI
Match #1125 AugJoseph SyozFRA
Match #1225 AugVasile MariuțanROU
Match #1325 AugDaan BekkerRSA
Match #1425 AugWładysław JędrzejewskiPOL
Match #1525 AugEduardo CorlettiARG
Match #1625 AugObrad SretenovićYUGDecisionJoe CaseyIRL

Round Two

Date31 August 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 AugJosef NěmecTCHDecisionDave ThomasGBR
Match #231 AugPercy Price, Jr.USAKnock-outRon TaylorAUS
Match #331 AugAndrey AbramovURSReferee stops contestManuel GarcíaESP
Match #431 AugFranco De PiccoliITARetiredWilly VennemanBEL
Match #531 AugGünter SiegmundGERReferee stops contestMax BösigerSUI
Match #631 AugVasile MariuțanROUDecisionJoseph SyozFRA
Match #731 AugDaan BekkerRSAKnock-outWładysław JędrzejewskiPOL
Match #831 AugObrad SretenovićYUGDecisionEduardo CorlettiARG

Quarter-Finals

Date2 September 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #102 SepJosef NěmecTCHDecisionPercy Price, Jr.USA
Match #202 SepFranco De PiccoliITADecisionAndrey AbramovURS
Match #302 SepGünter SiegmundGERDecisionVasile MariuțanROU
Match #402 SepDaan BekkerRSAKnock-outObrad SretenovićYUG

Semi-Finals

Date3 September 1960 — 21:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #103 SepFranco De PiccoliITADecisionJosef NěmecTCH
Match #203 SepDaan BekkerRSADecisionGünter SiegmundGER

Final Round

Date5 September 1960 — 21:00
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/205 Sep 21:00Franco De PiccoliITAKnock-outDaan BekkerRSA