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Featherweight (≤57 kilograms), Men

Featherweight (≤57 kilograms), Men

Date	26 August – 5 September 1960
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.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Francesco Musso	👁 Image ITA	Gold
2	Jerzy Adamski	👁 Image POL	Silver
=3	William Meyers	👁 Image RSA	Bronze
=3	Jorma Limmonen	👁 Image FIN	Bronze
=5	Constantin Gheorghiu	👁 Image ROU
=5	Ernst Chervet	👁 Image SUI
=5	Abe Bekker	👁 Image RHO
=5	Boris Nikonorov	👁 Image URS
=9	Hsu Teng-Yun	👁 Image TPE
=9	Werner Kirsch	👁 Image GER
=9	Juan Díaz	👁 Image CHI
=9	Shinetsu Suzuki	👁 Image JPN
=9	Ando Reddy	👁 Image IRL
=9	Phil Lundgren	👁 Image GBR
=9	Song Sun-Cheon	👁 Image KOR
=9	Carlos Aro	👁 Image ARG
=17	Than Tun	👁 Image MYA
=17	Mohamed Hassane	👁 Image MAR
=17	Joshua Williams	👁 Image GHA
=17	Vicente Saldívar	👁 Image MEX
=17	Danny Males	👁 Image AUS
=17	Mohandas Liyanage Sumith	👁 Image SRI
=17	Gaby Mancini	👁 Image CAN
=17	José Luis Biescas	👁 Image ESP
=17	André Iuncker	👁 Image FRA
=17	Børge Krogh	👁 Image DEN
=17	Sayed Abdel Gadir	👁 Image SUD
=17	Miloslav Paunović	👁 Image YUG
=17	Nick Spanakos	👁 Image USA
=17	Lajos Baranyai	👁 Image HUN
=17	Joe Okezie	👁 Image NGR

Round One

Date	26 August 1960
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	26 Aug	William Meyers	👁 Image RSA	Decision	Than Tun	👁 Image MYA
Match #2	26 Aug	Werner Kirsch	👁 Image GER	Decision	Mohamed Hassane	👁 Image MAR
Match #3	26 Aug	Constantin Gheorghiu	👁 Image ROU	Decision	Joshua Williams	👁 Image GHA
Match #4	26 Aug	Ernst Chervet	👁 Image SUI	Decision	Vicente Saldívar	👁 Image MEX
Match #5	26 Aug	Juan Díaz	👁 Image CHI	Decision	Danny Males	👁 Image AUS
Match #6	26 Aug	Jerzy Adamski	👁 Image POL	Decision	Mohandas Liyanage Sumith	👁 Image SRI
Match #7	26 Aug	Shinetsu Suzuki	👁 Image JPN	Decision	Gaby Mancini	👁 Image CAN
Match #8	26 Aug	Abe Bekker	👁 Image RHO	Decision	José Luis Biescas	👁 Image ESP
Match #9	26 Aug	Ando Reddy	👁 Image IRL	Decision	André Iuncker	👁 Image FRA
Match #10	26 Aug	Jorma Limmonen	👁 Image FIN	Decision	Børge Krogh	👁 Image DEN
Match #11	26 Aug	Phil Lundgren	👁 Image GBR	Decision	Sayed Abdel Gadir	👁 Image SUD
Match #12	26 Aug	Francesco Musso	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Miloslav Paunović	👁 Image YUG
Match #13	26 Aug	Boris Nikonorov	👁 Image URS	Decision	Nick Spanakos	👁 Image USA
Match #14	26 Aug	Carlos Aro	👁 Image ARG	Decision	Lajos Baranyai	👁 Image HUN
Match #15	26 Aug	Song Sun-Cheon	👁 Image KOR	Decision	Joe Okezie	👁 Image NGR
Match #16	26 Aug	Hsu Teng-Yun	👁 Image TPE

Round Two

Date	31 August 1960
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Aug	William Meyers	👁 Image RSA	Referee stops contest	Hsu Teng-Yun	👁 Image TPE
Match #2	31 Aug	Constantin Gheorghiu	👁 Image ROU	Walkover	Werner Kirsch	👁 Image GER
Match #3	31 Aug	Ernst Chervet	👁 Image SUI	Decision	Juan Díaz	👁 Image CHI
Match #4	31 Aug	Jerzy Adamski	👁 Image POL	Decision	Shinetsu Suzuki	👁 Image JPN
Match #5	31 Aug	Abe Bekker	👁 Image RHO	Decision	Ando Reddy	👁 Image IRL
Match #6	31 Aug	Jorma Limmonen	👁 Image FIN	Decision	Phil Lundgren	👁 Image GBR
Match #7	31 Aug	Francesco Musso	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Song Sun-Cheon	👁 Image KOR
Match #8	31 Aug	Boris Nikonorov	👁 Image URS	Decision	Carlos Aro	👁 Image ARG

Quarter-Finals

Date	2 September 1960
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	02 Sep	William Meyers	👁 Image RSA	Decision	Constantin Gheorghiu	👁 Image ROU
Match #2	02 Sep	Jerzy Adamski	👁 Image POL	Decision	Ernst Chervet	👁 Image SUI
Match #3	02 Sep	Jorma Limmonen	👁 Image FIN	Decision	Abe Bekker	👁 Image RHO
Match #4	02 Sep	Francesco Musso	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Boris Nikonorov	👁 Image URS

Semi-Finals

Date	3 September 1960 — 15:00
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	03 Sep	Jerzy Adamski	👁 Image POL	Decision	William Meyers	👁 Image RSA
Match #2	03 Sep	Francesco Musso	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Jorma Limmonen	👁 Image FIN

Final Round

Date	5 September 1960 — 21:00

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	05 Sep 21:00	Francesco Musso	👁 Image ITA	Decision	Jerzy Adamski	👁 Image POL