Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	26 November – 1 December
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gennadi Schatkov   Soviet Union Ramón Tapia   Chile Gilbert Chapron   France Victor Zalazar   Argentina
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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flyweight	men
Bantamweight	men
Featherweight	men
Lightweight	men
Light welterweight	men
Welterweight	men
Light middleweight	men
Middleweight	men
Light heavyweight	men
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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]

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

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf