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Light-Welterweight (≤63.5 kilograms), Men

Date	24 November – 1 December 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	22 from 22 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

Judge / Referee	Harry Hedger	GBR
Judge / Referee	Antonio Gilardi	ITA
Judge / Referee	J. Neuding	POL
Judge / Referee	Andrey Timoshin	URS
Judge / Referee	Horst Hertel	GER
Judge / Referee	John Henderson	GBR
Judge / Referee	Basir Ali Sheikh	PAK
Judge / Referee	I. Barbosa	COL
Judge / Referee	H. Vongse	THA
Judge / Referee	G. Stoychev	BUL
Judge / Referee	Kaleva Sampila	FIN
Judge / Referee	Khoorshed Kuka	IND
Judge / Referee	G. McLaughlin	CAN
Judge / Referee	Archie L. Tanner	AUS
Judge / Referee	D. Sommerville	NZL
Judge / Referee	Bawa U.	MYA
Judge / Referee	Ed Devery	USA
Judge / Referee	I. Gruia	ROU
Judge / Referee	Károly Kovács	HUN

Armenian Vladimir Engibaryan was probably the best Soviet boxer of the 1950s but had missed the Helsinki Olympics through injury. He was European champion at lightweight in 1953 but, after moving to light-welterweight, he had lost to Poland’s Lech Drogosz at the 1955 Europeans. In Melbourne Engibaryan and Drogosz were drawn together in the second round with the Soviet emerging victorious by decision. Engibaryan’s aggressive style earned him a meeting with Franco Nenci in the Olympic final and he did enough to earn a split decision victory over the Italian.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	97	Vladimir Engibaryan	URS	Gold
2	88	Franco Nenci	ITA	Silver
=3	94	Henry Loubscher	RSA	Bronze
=3	93	Constantin Dumitrescu	ROU	Bronze
=5	86	Claude Saluden	FRA
=5	96	Joe Shaw	USA
=5	89	Hwang Ui-Gyeong	KOR
=5	80	Antonio Marcilla	ARG
=9	87	Harry Perry	IRL
=9	92	Lech Drogosz	POL
=9	83	Les Mason	CAN
=9	79	Max Carlos	AUS
=9	91	Manuel de los Santos	PHI
=9	84	Hans Petersen	DEN
=9	167	Leo Potesil	AUT
=9	103	Willi Roth	GER
=17	81	Terrence Oung	MYA
=17	165	Carlos Rodríguez	VEN
=17	95	Chune Pattapong	THA
=17	82	Celestino Pinto	BRA
=17	90	Rehmat Gul	PAK
=17	85	Thomas Schuster	FIJ

Round One

Date	24 November 1956
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Nov	Claude Saluden	FRA				bye
Match #2	24 Nov	Harry Perry	IRL				bye
Match #3	24 Nov	Vladimir Engibaryan	URS				bye
Match #4	24 Nov	Lech Drogosz	POL				bye
Match #5	24 Nov	Henry Loubscher	RSA				bye
Match #6	24 Nov	Les Mason	CAN				bye
Match #7	24 Nov	Joe Shaw	USA				bye
Match #8	24 Nov	Max Carlos	AUS				bye
Match #9	24 Nov	Hwang Ui-Gyeong	KOR				bye
Match #10	24 Nov	Manuel de los Santos	PHI				bye
Match #11	24 Nov	Constantin Dumitrescu	ROU	Decision	Terrence Oung	MYA
Match #12	24 Nov	Hans Petersen	DEN	Decision	Carlos Rodríguez	VEN
Match #13	24 Nov	Antonio Marcilla	ARG	Referee stops contest	Chune Pattapong	THA
Match #14	24 Nov	Leo Potesil	AUT	Decision	Celestino Pinto	BRA
Match #15	24 Nov	Franco Nenci	ITA	Referee stops contest	Rehmat Gul	PAK
Match #16	24 Nov	Willi Roth	GER	Decision	Thomas Schuster	FIJ

Round Two

Date	27 November 1956
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Nov	Claude Saluden	FRA	Decision	Harry Perry	IRL
Match #2	27 Nov	Vladimir Engibaryan	URS	Decision	Lech Drogosz	POL
Match #3	27 Nov	Henry Loubscher	RSA	Decision	Les Mason	CAN
Match #4	27 Nov	Joe Shaw	USA	Decision	Max Carlos	AUS
Match #5	27 Nov	Hwang Ui-Gyeong	KOR	Disqualified	Manuel de los Santos 1	PHI
Match #6	27 Nov	Constantin Dumitrescu	ROU	Decision	Hans Petersen	DEN
Match #7	27 Nov	Antonio Marcilla	ARG	Decision	Leo Potesil	AUT
Match #8	27 Nov	Franco Nenci	ITA	Decision	Willi Roth	GER

Quarter-Finals

Date	29 November 1956
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Nov	Vladimir Engibaryan	URS	Decision	Claude Saluden	FRA
Match #2	29 Nov	Henry Loubscher	RSA	Decision	Joe Shaw	USA
Match #3	29 Nov	Constantin Dumitrescu	ROU	Decision	Hwang Ui-Gyeong	KOR
Match #4	29 Nov	Franco Nenci	ITA	Decision	Antonio Marcilla	ARG

Semi-Finals

Date	30 November 1956
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Nov	Vladimir Engibaryan	URS	Decision	Henry Loubscher	RSA
Match #2	30 Nov	Franco Nenci	ITA	Decision	Constantin Dumitrescu	ROU

Final Round

Date	1 December 1956

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	01 Dec	Vladimir Engibaryan	URS	Decision	Franco Nenci	ITA