The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.
Medalists
Results WinnerNOCResultLoserNOC First Round (July 29) Ron Norris IndiaBYEJacob Butula CanadaBYEIivari Malmikoski FinlandBYEVictor Jörgensen DenmarkTKO 2RAlexandre Dib BrazilSergei Scherbakov Soviet UnionDISG 3RMarcos Sarfatti ArgentinaHendrik van der Linde South AfricaTKO 1RAnwar Pasha PakistanHarry Gunnarsson Sweden TKO 2RPeter Crotty IrelandFranco Vescovi Italy2 – 0Jeannot Welter LuxembourgJúlius Torma Czechoslovakia2 – 1Johnny Maloney Great BritainLouis Gage United States KO 1RAli Belkacem FranceZygmunt Chychla Poland3 – 0Pierre Wouters BelgiumJosé Dávalos Mexico TKO 3RVicente Tuñacao PhilippinesGünther Heidemann Germany2 – 1Pál Budai HungaryNicolae Linca Romania3 – 0Sergio Gascue VenezuelaGeorge Issabeg IranDISG 3RFathi Abdel Rahman EgyptMoos Linneman NetherlandsWalk-over in 3RPeter Müller Switzerland Second Round (July 29 & 30) Ron Norris IndiaTKO 3RJacob Butula CanadaVictor Jörgensen Denmark2 – 1Ivar Mikael Malmikoski FinlandSergei Scherbakov Soviet UnionKO 2RHendrik Dirk van der Linde South AfricaFranco Vescovi ItalyWalk-overGunnar Harry Ingemar Gunnarsson SwedenJúlius Torma Czechoslovakia2 – 1Louis Gage United StatesZygmunt Chychla Poland3 – 0José Luis Dávalos Noriega MexicoGünther Heidemann GermanyTKO 1RNicolae Linca RomaniaMoos Linneman Netherlands2 – 1George Issabeg Iran Third Round (July 31)Zygmunt Chychla Poland2 – 1Július Torma CzechoslovakiaVictor Jörgensen Denmark3 – 0Ron Norris IndiaGünther Heidemann Germany3 – 0Moos Linneman NetherlandsSergei Scherbakov Soviet Union3 – 0Franco Vescovi Italy Semi-final (August 1)Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union3 – 0Victor Jörgensen DenmarkZygmunt Chychla Poland2 – 1Günther Heidemann GermanyFinal (August 2)Zygmunt Chychla Poland3 – 0Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union
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