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Middleweight (≤75 kilograms), Men

Date29 July – 2 August 1952
StatusOlympic
LocationMessuhalli I, Helsinki
Participants23 from 23 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Floyd Patterson left school in spring 1952 and was persuaded by his trainer, Cus D’Amato, to aim for a place on the US Olympic team for Helsinki. The 17-year-old from New Jersey duly booked his berth for Finland by winning a close, and not entirely popular, decision over the more experience Harvey Lammers. The bout with Lemmers proved the most difficult of Patterson’s route to Olympic glory as he brushed aside all challengers in the Finnish capital. 2 brutal knockouts, a disqualification and an easy points win later the teenager was Olympic champion. Patterson went on to become the youngest professional World Heavyweight Champion though his aura was somewhat tarnished by defeats to Ingemar Johansson and Sonny Liston.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Floyd PattersonUSAGold
2Vasile TițăROUSilver
=3Stig SjölinSWEBronze
=3Boris NikolovBULBronze
=5Dieter WemhönerGER
=5Leen JansenNED
=5Valter SentimentiITA
=5Tony MadiganAUS
=9Omar TebbakhaFRA
=9Robert MaloufCAN
=9Boris SilchevURS
=9Börje GrönroosFIN
=9Bedřich KoutnýTCH
=9Terry GoodingGBR
=9Nelson AndradeBRA
=9Muhammad KhanPAK
=17Héctor MaturanoARG
=17Fred StürmerLUX
=17Moustafa FahimEGY
=17Willie DugganIRL
=17Mátyás PlachyHUN
=17Hans NiederhauserSUI
=17Henryk NowaraPOL
DNSKlaus TiljanderFIN
DNSIon PinteaROU
DNSZdzisław CzaplinskiPOL

Round One

Date29 July 1952
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 JulFloyd PattersonUSA
Match #229 JulOmar TebbakhaFRA
Match #329 JulRobert MaloufCAN
Match #429 JulLeen JansenNED
Match #529 JulTony MadiganAUS
Match #629 JulBoris SilchevURS
Match #729 JulStig SjölinSWE
Match #829 JulBörje GrönroosFIN
Match #929 JulDieter WemhönerGER
Match #1029 JulBedřich KoutnýTCHDecisionHéctor MaturanoARG
Match #1129 JulBoris NikolovBULDecisionFred StürmerLUX
Match #1229 JulTerry GoodingGBRDecisionMoustafa FahimEGY
Match #1329 JulVasile TițăROUDisqualifiedWillie DugganIRL
Match #1429 JulNelson AndradeBRADecisionMátyás PlachyHUN
Match #1529 JulValter SentimentiITADecisionHans NiederhauserSUI
Match #1629 JulMuhammad KhanPAKDecisionHenryk NowaraPOL

Round Two

Date29 – 30 July 1952
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Floyd PattersonUSADecisionOmar TebbakhaFRA
Match #2Leen JansenNEDReferee stops contestRobert MaloufCAN
Match #3Tony MadiganAUSDecisionBoris SilchevURS
Match #4Stig SjölinSWEDecisionBörje GrönroosFIN
Match #5Dieter WemhönerGERDecisionBedřich KoutnýTCH
Match #6Boris NikolovBULDecisionTerry GoodingGBR
Match #7Vasile TițăROUDisqualifiedNelson AndradeBRA
Match #8Valter SentimentiITADecisionMuhammad KhanPAK

Quarter-Finals

Date31 July 1952
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 JulBoris NikolovBULDecisionDieter WemhönerGER
Match #231 JulFloyd PattersonUSAKnock-outLeen JansenNED
Match #331 JulVasile TițăROUReferee stops contestValter SentimentiITA
Match #431 JulStig SjölinSWEDecisionTony MadiganAUS

Semi-Finals

Date1 August 1952
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #101 AugFloyd PattersonUSADisqualifiedStig SjölinSWE
Match #201 AugVasile TițăROUDecisionBoris NikolovBUL

Final Round

Date2 August 1952
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/202 AugFloyd PattersonUSAKnock-outVasile TițăROU