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Bantamweight (≤54 kilograms), Men

Date25 August – 5 September 1960
StatusOlympic
LocationPalazzo dello Sport, Roma
Participants32 from 32 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

The favorite was the Soviet fighter Oleg Grigoryev, who had been 1957 European Champion and Soviet Champion in 1958. In the third round he won a highly disputed decision over Britain’s Frankie Taylor, 3-2. The British team protested and although it was not allowed, the three judges who voted for Grigoryev were removed from the Olympic boxing tournament. Grigoryev won his gold medal by defeating Italy’s Primo Zamparini in the final match, winning another 3-2 split decision. Grigoryev would go on to win the 1962 European bantamweight title, and the 1961 and 1962 World Army titles. Zamparini won a silver at the 1961 European championships.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Oleg GrigoryevURSGold
2Primo ZampariniITASilver
=3Brunon BendigPOLBronze
=3Ollie TaylorAUSBronze
=5Thein MyintMYA
=5Horst RascherGER
=5Alfonso CarbajoESP
=5Jerry ArmstrongUSA
=9Muhammad NasirPAK
=9Frankie TaylorGBR
=9Jan de RooijNED
=9József NagyHUN
=9Nicolae PuiuROU
=9Peter WeissAUT
=9Katsuo HagaJPN
=9Paddy KennyIRL
=17Charles ReiffLUX
=17Sadegh Ali Akbarzadeh KhoiIRI
=17Waldomiro PintoBRA
=17Paavo RoininenFIN
=17John SentongoUGA
=17Jean ParraFRA
=17Marcel BellefeuilleCAN
=17Tamar Ben HassanTUN
=17Ahmed BouazzaMAR
=17Oei Hok TiangINA
=17Joseph Oboh KaluNGR
=17Panagiotis KostarellosGRE
=17Carlos CañeteARG
=17Emile AnnerSUI
=17Gang Chun-WonKOR
32Stoyan PetkovBUL
DNSYuan Sze-HoTPE

Round One

Date25 August 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 AugThein MyintMYA
Match #225 AugCharles ReiffLUX
Match #325 AugSadegh Ali Akbarzadeh KhoiIRI
Match #425 AugMuhammad NasirPAK
Match #525 AugWaldomiro PintoBRA
Match #625 AugOleg GrigoryevURS
Match #725 AugFrankie TaylorGBR
Match #825 AugPaavo RoininenFIN
Match #925 AugYuan Sze-HoTPE
Match #1025 AugJan de RooijNED
Match #1125 AugJohn SentongoUGA
Match #1225 AugBrunon BendigPOL
Match #1325 AugJean ParraFRA
Match #1425 AugJózsef NagyHUN
Match #1525 AugMarcel BellefeuilleCAN
Match #1625 AugHorst RascherGER
Match #1725 AugNicolae PuiuROU
Match #1825 AugTamar Ben HassanTUN
Match #1925 AugOllie TaylorAUS
Match #2025 AugAhmed BouazzaMAR
Match #2125 AugOei Hok TiangINA
Match #2225 AugPeter WeissAUT
Match #2325 AugJoseph Oboh KaluNGR
Match #2425 AugAlfonso CarbajoESP
Match #2525 AugPanagiotis KostarellosGRE
Match #2625 AugPrimo ZampariniITA
Match #2725 AugKatsuo HagaJPN
Match #2825 AugCarlos CañeteARG
Match #2925 AugEmile AnnerSUI
Match #3025 AugPaddy KennyIRL
Match #3125 AugGang Chun-WonKOR
Match #3225 AugJerry ArmstrongUSADecisionStoyan PetkovBUL

Round Two

Date27 – 29 August 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the third round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Thein MyintMYADecisionCharles ReiffLUX
Match #2Muhammad NasirPAKDecisionSadegh Ali Akbarzadeh KhoiIRI
Match #3Oleg GrigoryevURSDecisionWaldomiro PintoBRA
Match #4Frankie TaylorGBRKnock-outPaavo RoininenFIN
Match #5Jan de RooijNEDWalkoverYuan Sze-HoTPE
Match #6Brunon BendigPOLDecisionJohn SentongoUGA
Match #7József NagyHUNDecisionJean ParraFRA
Match #8Horst RascherGERDecisionMarcel BellefeuilleCAN
Match #9Nicolae PuiuROUDecisionTamar Ben HassanTUN
Match #10Ollie TaylorAUSDecisionAhmed BouazzaMAR
Match #11Peter WeissAUTDecisionOei Hok TiangINA
Match #12Alfonso CarbajoESPDecisionJoseph Oboh KaluNGR
Match #13Primo ZampariniITADecisionPanagiotis KostarellosGRE
Match #14Katsuo HagaJPNDecisionCarlos CañeteARG
Match #15Paddy KennyIRLDecisionEmile AnnerSUI
Match #16Jerry ArmstrongUSADecisionGang Chun-WonKOR

Round Three

Date1 September 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #101 SepThein MyintMYADecisionMuhammad NasirPAK
Match #201 SepOleg GrigoryevURSDecisionFrankie TaylorGBR
Match #301 SepBrunon BendigPOLDecisionJan de RooijNED
Match #401 SepHorst RascherGERDecisionJózsef NagyHUN
Match #501 SepOllie TaylorAUSDecisionNicolae PuiuROU
Match #601 SepAlfonso CarbajoESPDecisionPeter WeissAUT
Match #701 SepPrimo ZampariniITADecisionKatsuo HagaJPN
Match #801 SepJerry ArmstrongUSADecisionPaddy KennyIRL

Quarter-Finals

Date2 September 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #102 SepOleg GrigoryevURSWalkoverThein MyintMYA
Match #202 SepBrunon BendigPOLDecisionHorst RascherGER
Match #302 SepOllie TaylorAUSDecisionAlfonso CarbajoESP
Match #402 SepPrimo ZampariniITADecisionJerry ArmstrongUSA

Semi-Finals

Date3 September 1960 — 21:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #103 SepOleg GrigoryevURSDecisionBrunon BendigPOL
Match #203 SepPrimo ZampariniITADecisionOllie TaylorAUS

Final Round

Date5 September 1960 — 21:00
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/205 Sep 21:00Oleg GrigoryevURSDecisionPrimo ZampariniITA