Date | 26 August – 5 September 1960 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Palazzo dello Sport, Roma | |
Participants | 31 from 31 countries | |
Format | Single elimination tournament. |
The gold medal went to Italy’s Francesco Musso in a popular victory in front of his hometown fans. Musso had won the Italian title in 1958 and 1960, and won the final bout over Poland’s Jerzy Adamski, by majority decision, 4-1. Musso turned professional a month after the Rome Olympics and fought through 1966 as a professional, winning 24 fights and losing four. He fought his first 27 bouts in Italy, and then retired after losing to Manuel Calvo in Spain in August 1966.
Winner of each match advanced to the second round.
Match #1 | William Meyers | ![]() | Than Tun | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #2 | Werner Kirsch | ![]() | Mohamed Hassan | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #3 | Constantin Gheorghiu | ![]() | Joshua Williams | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #4 | Ernst Chervet | ![]() | Vicente Saldívar | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #5 | Juan Díaz | ![]() | Danny Males | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #6 | Jerzy Adamski | ![]() | Mohandas Liyanage Sumith | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #7 | Shinetsu Suzuki | ![]() | Gaby Mancini | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #8 | Abe Bekker | ![]() | José Luis Biescas | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #9 | Ando Reddy | ![]() | André Iuncker | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #10 | Jorma Limmonen | ![]() | Børge Krogh | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #11 | Phil Lundgren | ![]() | Sayed Abdel Gadir | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #12 | Francesco Musso | ![]() | Miloslav Paunović | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #13 | Boris Nikonorov | ![]() | Nick Spanakos | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #14 | Carlos Aro | ![]() | Lajos Baranyai | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #15 | Song Sun-Cheon | ![]() | Joe Okezie | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #16 | Hsu Teng-Yun | ![]() | Bye |
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #1 | William Meyers | ![]() | Hsu Teng-Yun | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 3) |
Match #2 | Constantin Gheorghiu | ![]() | Werner Kirsch | ![]() | Walkover |
Match #3 | Ernst Chervet | ![]() | Juan Díaz | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #4 | Jerzy Adamski | ![]() | Shinetsu Suzuki | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #5 | Abe Bekker | ![]() | Ando Reddy | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #6 | Jorma Limmonen | ![]() | Phil Lundgren | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #7 | Francesco Musso | ![]() | Song Sun-Cheon | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #8 | Boris Nikonorov | ![]() | Carlos Aro | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | William Meyers | ![]() | Constantin Gheorghiu | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #2 | Jerzy Adamski | ![]() | Ernst Chervet | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #3 | Jorma Limmonen | ![]() | Abe Bekker | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #4 | Francesco Musso | ![]() | Boris Nikonorov | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Winner of each match advanced to the final match.
Match #1 | Jerzy Adamski | ![]() | William Meyers | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #2 | Francesco Musso | ![]() | Jorma Limmonen | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match 1/2 | Francesco Musso | ![]() | Jerzy Adamski | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |