The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.
Medalists
Results WinnerNOCResultLoserNOCFirst Round (July 28)Sergio Caprari Italy BYE Pentti Niinivuori Finland BYELech Drogosz Poland 3 – 0 Kyar Ba Nyein BurmaPedro Galasso Brazil 3 – 0 Toshihito Ishimaru JapanEdson Brown United States 3 – 0 Benoy Bose IndiaGheorghe Ilie Romania 3 – 0 Percival Lewis Great BritainJoseph Ventaja France 2 – 1 Yury Sokolov Soviet UnionSydney Greve Pakistan KO 2R Angel Leyes ArgentinaLeonard Walters Canada 3 – 0 Salah El-Din Fatih EgyptWilli Roth Germany 2 – 1 Donald McDonnell AustraliaLeonard Leisching South Africa 3 – 0 Emmanuel Agassi IranStevan Redli Yugoslavia TKO 2R Thomas Reddy IrelandJános Erdei Hungary 2 – 1 Georgi Malezanov BulgariaKurt Schirra Saar 2 – 1 Luis Aranguren VenezuelaJán Zachara Czechoslovakia 3 – 0 Åke Wärnström SwedenSu Bung-Nan South Korea 3 – 0 Alfred Willommet SwitzerlandSecond Round (July 29 & 30)Sergio Caprari Italy 2 – 1 Pentti Niinivuori FinlandLech Drogosz Poland 3 – 0 Pedro Galasso BrazilEdson Brown United States 3 – 0 Georghe Ilie RomaniaJoseph Ventaja France 3 – 0 Sydney Greve PakistanLeonard Walters Canada 2 – 1 Willi Roth GermanyLeonard Leisching South Africa 3 – 0 Stevan Redli YugoslaviaJános Erdei Hungary 3 – 0 Kurt Schirra SaarJán Zachara Czechoslovakia 3 – 0 Su Bung-Nan South KoreaThird Round (July 31)Leonard Leisching South Africa 3 – 0 Leonard Walters CanadaSergio Caprari Italy 3 – 0 Lech Drogosz PolandJán Zachara Czechoslovakia 2 – 1 János Erdei HungaryJoseph Ventaja France 3 – 0 Edson Brown United StatesSemi-final (August 1)Sergio Caprari Italy 2 – 1 Joseph Ventaja FranceJán Zachara Czechoslovakia 2 – 1 Leonard Leisching South AfricaFinal (August 2)Ján Zachara Czechoslovakia 2 – 1 Sergio Caprari Italy
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