Date | 29 July – 2 August 1952 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Messuhalli I, Helsinki | |
Participants | 29 from 29 countries | |
Format | Single elimination tournament. | |
Czechoslovakia’s Július Torma returned to defend his Olympic title but by 1952 he had been succeeded as European champion by Zygmunt Chychła of Poland who had embarked on a long unbeaten run since 1948. The draw pitted the two fighters together at the quarter-final stage and it was the Pole who emerged triumphant via a unanimous points decision. Chychła’s opponent in the final was Sergey Shcherbakov of the Soviet Union. The Soviets were making their first foray into international competition and Scherbakov was considered by team officials to be the poster boy for the USSR and a possible Olympic champion. To the surprise of the Soviets, though probably of few others, the technically gifted Pole was too good for his opponent and was a clear winner of the title. Chychła was European champion again in 1953 but retired soon afterwards after suffering from tuberculosis.
Winner of each match advanced to the second round.
Match #1 | Ron Norris | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #2 | Jack Butula | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #3 | Iivari Malmikoski | ![]() | Bye | ||
Match #4 | Viktor Jørgensen | ![]() | Alexandre Dib | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 2) |
Match #5 | Sergey Shcherbakov | ![]() | Marcos Sarfatti | ![]() | Disqualified (Round 2) |
Match #6 | Hendrik van der Linde | ![]() | Anwar Pasha Turki | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 1) |
Match #7 | Harry Gunnarsson | ![]() | Peter Crotty | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 2) |
Match #8 | Franco Vescovi | ![]() | Jeannot Welter | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #9 | Július Torma | ![]() | Johnny Maloney | ![]() | Decision (2 - 1) |
Match #10 | Lou Gage | ![]() | Ali Belkacem | ![]() | Knock Out (Round 1) |
Match #11 | Zygmunt Chychła | ![]() | Pierre Wouters | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #12 | José Dávalos | ![]() | Vicente Tuñacao | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 3) |
Match #13 | Günther Heidemann | ![]() | Pál Budai | ![]() | Decision (2 - 1) |
Match #14 | Nicolae Linca | ![]() | Sergio Gascue | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #15 | George Issabeg | ![]() | Fathi Abdel Rahman | ![]() | Disqualified (Round 2) |
Match #16 | Moos Linnemann | ![]() | Peter Müller | ![]() | Knock Out (Round 3) |
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #1 | Ron Norris | ![]() | Jack Butula | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 3) |
Match #2 | Viktor Jørgensen | ![]() | Iivari Malmikoski | ![]() | Decision (2 - 1) |
Match #3 | Sergey Shcherbakov | ![]() | Hendrik van der Linde | ![]() | Knock Out (Round 2) |
Match #4 | Franco Vescovi | ![]() | Harry Gunnarsson | ![]() | Walkover |
Match #5 | Július Torma | ![]() | Lou Gage | ![]() | Decision (2 - 1) |
Match #6 | Zygmunt Chychła | ![]() | José Dávalos | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #7 | Günther Heidemann | ![]() | Nicolae Linca | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 1) |
Match #8 | Moos Linnemann | ![]() | George Issabeg | ![]() | Decision (2 - 1) |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Zygmunt Chychła | ![]() | Július Torma | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #2 | Viktor Jørgensen | ![]() | Ron Norris | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #3 | Günther Heidemann | ![]() | Moos Linnemann | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #4 | Sergey Shcherbakov | ![]() | Franco Vescovi | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Winner of each match advanced to the final match.
Match #1 | Sergey Shcherbakov | ![]() | Viktor Jørgensen | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |
Match #2 | Zygmunt Chychła | ![]() | Günther Heidemann | ![]() | Decision (2 - 1) |
Match 1/2 | Zygmunt Chychła | ![]() | Sergey Shcherbakov | ![]() | Decision (3 - 0) |