Date | 25 August – 5 September 1960 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Palazzo dello Sport, Roma | |
Participants | 34 from 34 countries | |
Format | Single elimination tournament. |
The final came down to Bohumil Nemeček of Czechoslovakia against Ghana’s Ike Quartey, with Nemeček winning a unanimous decision. Nemeček had a long amateur career, winning gold as a welterweight at the 1967 European Championships, after winning a bronze in that class in 1963. Quartey later won the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medal. His half-brother, also named Ike Quartey, later fought at the 1988 Olympics – their father had 27 children by five wives – and won the WBA welterweight title in 1994.
Winner of each match advanced to the second round.
Winner of each match advanced to the third round.
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #1 | Sayed El-Nahas | ![]() | Jaggie van Staden | ![]() | Knock Out (Round 2) |
Match #2 | Quincey Daniels | ![]() | Bobby Kelsey | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #3 | Bohumil Němeček | ![]() | Bernie Meli | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #4 | Piero Brandi | ![]() | Luis Aranda | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #5 | Vladimir Engibaryan | ![]() | Willie Ludick | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Match #6 | Marian Kasprzyk | ![]() | György Pál | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #7 | Ike Quartey | ![]() | Khalid Al-Karkhi | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #8 | Kim Deuk-Bong | ![]() | Miguel Amarista | ![]() | Referee Stops Contest (Round 2) |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Quincey Daniels | ![]() | Sayed El-Nahas | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #2 | Bohumil Němeček | ![]() | Piero Brandi | ![]() | Decision (4 - 1) |
Match #3 | Marian Kasprzyk | ![]() | Vladimir Engibaryan | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #4 | Ike Quartey | ![]() | Kim Deuk-Bong | ![]() | Decision (3 - 2) |
Winner of each match advanced to the final match.
Match #1 | Bohumil Němeček | ![]() | Quincey Daniels | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |
Match #2 | Ike Quartey | ![]() | Marian Kasprzyk | ![]() | Walkover |
Match 1/2 | Bohumil Němeček | ![]() | Ike Quartey | ![]() | Decision (5 - 0) |