Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.^[1]

Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	26 November – 1 December 1956
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gennadi Schatkov  Soviet Union Ramón Tapia  Chile Gilbert Chapron  France Victor Zalazar  Argentina
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Medalists

Gold	Gennadi Schatkov  Soviet Union
Silver	Ramón Tapia  Chile
Bronze	Gilbert Chapron  France
Bronze	Victor Zalazar  Argentina

Results

First round

• Giulio Rinaldi (ITA) def. Jens Andersen (DEN), PTS
• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ralph Hosack (CAN), PTS
• Dieter Wemhöner (FRG) def. Ronald Redrup (GBR), PTS
• Victor Zalazar (ARG) def. Stig Sjölin (SWE), PTS
• Július Torma (CZE) def. Howard Richter (AUS), PTS
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Zbigniew Piórkowski (POL), RSC-1

Quarterfinals

• Gilbert Chapron (FRA) def. Roger Rouse (USA), PTS
• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Giulio Rinaldi (ITA), walk-over
• Victor Zalazar (ARG) def. Dieter Wemhöner (FRG), PTS
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Július Torma (CZE), RSC-2

Semifinals

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Victor Zalazar (ARG), RTD-2
• Ramón Tapia (CHI) def. Gilbert Chapron (FRA), walk-over

Final

• Gennadi Shatkov (URS) def. Ramón Tapia (CHI), KO-1