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Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men

Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men

Date	29 July – 2 August 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Messuhalli I, Helsinki
Participants	23 from 23 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.
Judge / Referee	Abdou Sidqi	👁 Image EGY
Judge / Referee	Hussain Afifi	👁 Image EGY
Judge / Referee	James Devine	👁 Image IRL
Judge / Referee	H. Ericson	👁 Image SWE
Judge / Referee	Gillis Eriksson	👁 Image SWE
Judge / Referee	John Eriksson	👁 Image SWE
Judge / Referee	János Ermler	👁 Image HUN
Judge / Referee	A. Forray	👁 Image URU
Judge / Referee	C. Gallagher	👁 Image IRL
Judge / Referee	Antonio Gilardi	👁 Image ITA
Judge / Referee	J. Healy	👁 Image IRL
Judge / Referee	Rolv Helmar	👁 Image NOR
Judge / Referee	Bob Ingham	👁 Image USA
Judge / Referee	Károly Kovács	👁 Image HUN
Judge / Referee	Jacek Kowalski	👁 Image POL
Judge / Referee	Emil Kübler	👁 Image GER
Judge / Referee	E. Laukedrey	👁 Image POL
Judge / Referee	U. Leskinen	👁 Image FIN
Judge / Referee	R. Lisowski	👁 Image POL
Judge / Referee	Khalil El-Maghrabi	👁 Image EGY
Judge / Referee	E. Mäkinen	👁 Image FIN
Judge / Referee	W. Maslowski	👁 Image POL
Judge / Referee	Willie Mason	👁 Image GBR
Judge / Referee	J. Neuding	👁 Image POL
Judge / Referee	Donald Obeysekera	👁 Image SRI
Judge / Referee	M. Raeymaekers	👁 Image BEL
Judge / Referee	Stanislav Rajdl	👁 Image TCH
Judge / Referee	Valle Resko	👁 Image FIN
Judge / Referee	Stan Royle	👁 Image GBR
Judge / Referee	René Schemann	👁 Image FRA
Judge / Referee	Frank Schwinger	👁 Image USA
Judge / Referee	R. Sciarra	👁 Image ITA
Judge / Referee	A. Stascha	👁 Image AUT
Judge / Referee	V. Stepanov	👁 Image URS
Judge / Referee	Charles Thompson	👁 Image GBR
Judge / Referee	Andrey Timoshin	👁 Image URS
Judge / Referee	W. Van Eecken	👁 Image BEL
Judge / Referee	M. Vaisberg	👁 Image FRA
Judge / Referee	A. Weintraub	👁 Image ROU
Judge / Referee	Nat Osk	👁 Image USA
Judge / Referee	L. Saari	👁 Image FIN
Judge / Referee	H. Schultz	👁 Image GER

With the introduction of the light-middleweight division to international competition, Olympic champion László Papp could now fight at a more natural weight. He capitalized on this by winning the light-middleweight title at the 1951 European Championships. In Helsinki, Papp was given a difficult assignment for his first bout in the shape of tough American Spider Webb. The fight was relatively even in the first round, but ended in the second with the American suffering a count out.

The rest of the tournament was relatively plain sailing for the Hungarian, who was at this time probably at the peak of his career. In his second Olympic final, Papp was too good for the British Empire Games champion, Theunis van Schalkwyk of South Africa, who he clearly outpointed.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	László Papp	👁 Image HUN	Gold
2	Theunis van Schalkwyk	👁 Image RSA	Silver
=3	Boris Tishin	👁 Image URS	Bronze
=3	Eladio Herrera	👁 Image ARG	Bronze
=5	Guido Mazzinghi	👁 Image ITA
=5	Erich Schöppner	👁 Image GER
=5	Petar Spasov	👁 Image BUL
=5	Paulo Cavalheiro	👁 Image BRA
=9	Ebbe Kops	👁 Image DEN
=9	Hans Büchi	👁 Image SUI
=9	Jerzy Krawczyk	👁 Image POL
=9	Sören Danielsson	👁 Image SWE
=9	John Tandrevold	👁 Image NOR
=9	Josef Hamberger	👁 Image AUT
=9	Pentti Kontula	👁 Image FIN
=9	Charley Chase	👁 Image CAN
=17	Bruno Mattiussi	👁 Image LUX
=17	Willi Rammo	👁 Image SAA
=17	Ardashes Saginian	👁 Image IRI
=17	Bernard Foster	👁 Image GBR
=17	Neacșu Șerbu	👁 Image ROU
=17	André Oueillé	👁 Image FRA
=17	Spider Webb	👁 Image USA
Andraş Döri	👁 Image ROU
André Drille	👁 Image FRA
Bruce Wells	👁 Image GBR
Tony Anthony	👁 Image USA
Gleb Tolstikov	👁 Image URS
Jan den Haan	👁 Image NED
Otto Brousil	👁 Image AUT
Óscar Pérez	👁 Image ARG
Klaus Tiljander	👁 Image FIN

Round One

Date	29 July 1952
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul	Ebbe Kops	👁 Image DEN
Match #2	29 Jul	Theunis van Schalkwyk	👁 Image RSA
Match #3	29 Jul	Erich Schöppner	👁 Image GER
Match #4	29 Jul	Hans Büchi	👁 Image SUI
Match #5	29 Jul	Jerzy Krawczyk	👁 Image POL
Match #6	29 Jul	Boris Tishin	👁 Image URS
Match #7	29 Jul	Sören Danielsson	👁 Image SWE
Match #8	29 Jul	Paulo Cavalheiro	👁 Image BRA
Match #9	29 Jul	John Tandrevold	👁 Image NOR
Match #10	29 Jul	Guido Mazzinghi	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Bruno Mattiussi	👁 Image LUX
Match #11	29 Jul	Josef Hamberger	👁 Image AUT	Decision	Willi Rammo	👁 Image SAA
Match #12	29 Jul	Eladio Herrera	👁 Image ARG	Decision	Ardashes Saginian	👁 Image IRI
Match #13	29 Jul	Petar Spasov	👁 Image BUL	Decision	Bernard Foster	👁 Image GBR
Match #14	29 Jul	Pentti Kontula	👁 Image FIN	Decision	Neacșu Șerbu	👁 Image ROU
Match #15	29 Jul	Charley Chase	👁 Image CAN	Decision	André Oueillé	👁 Image FRA
Match #16	29 Jul	László Papp	👁 Image HUN	Knock-out	Spider Webb	👁 Image USA

Round Two

Date	29 – 30 July 1952
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor
Match #1	Theunis van Schalkwyk	👁 Image RSA	Decision	Ebbe Kops	👁 Image DEN
Match #2	Erich Schöppner	👁 Image GER	Referee stops contest	Hans Büchi	👁 Image SUI
Match #3	Boris Tishin	👁 Image URS	Referee stops contest	Jerzy Krawczyk	👁 Image POL
Match #4	Paulo Cavalheiro	👁 Image BRA	Knock-out	Sören Danielsson	👁 Image SWE
Match #5	Guido Mazzinghi	👁 Image ITA	Knock-out	John Tandrevold	👁 Image NOR
Match #6	Eladio Herrera	👁 Image ARG	Knock-out	Josef Hamberger	👁 Image AUT
Match #7	Petar Spasov	👁 Image BUL	Decision	Pentti Kontula	👁 Image FIN
Match #8	László Papp	👁 Image HUN	Knock-out	Charley Chase	👁 Image CAN

Quarter-Finals

Date	31 July 1952
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul	Eladio Herrera	👁 Image ARG	Disqualified	Guido Mazzinghi	👁 Image ITA
Match #2	31 Jul	Theunis van Schalkwyk	👁 Image RSA	Decision	Erich Schöppner	👁 Image GER
Match #3	31 Jul	László Papp	👁 Image HUN	Decision	Petar Spasov	👁 Image BUL
Match #4	31 Jul	Boris Tishin	👁 Image URS	Decision	Paulo Cavalheiro	👁 Image BRA

Semi-Finals

Date	1 August 1952
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	01 Aug	Theunis van Schalkwyk	👁 Image RSA	Decision	Boris Tishin	👁 Image URS
Match #2	01 Aug	László Papp	👁 Image HUN	Decision	Eladio Herrera	👁 Image ARG

Final Round

Date	2 August 1952

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	02 Aug	László Papp	👁 Image HUN	Decision	Theunis van Schalkwyk	👁 Image RSA