The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.
Medalists
Results WinnerNOCResultLoserNOC First Round (July 29) Anatoly Perov Soviet UnionBYE Henry Cooper Great BritainBYE Gianbattista Alfonsetti ItalyBYE Mohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui EgyptBYE Antonio Pacenza ArgentinaBYE Rolf Storm SwedenBYE Lucio Grotone BrazilBYE Bjarne Lingås NorwayBYE Tadeusz Grzelak PolandBYE Franz Pfitscher AustriaBYE Norvel Lee United StatesBYE Claude Arnaiz FranceBYE Harry Siljander FinlandBYE Dumitru Ciobotaru RomaniaBYE Toon Pastor Netherlands3 – 0István Fazekas HungaryKarl Kistner GermanyKO 7Oscar Ward India Second Round (July 29 & 30) Anatoly Perov Soviet Union2 – 1Henry Cooper Great BritainGiovan-Battista Alfonsetti ItalyDSQ 3RMohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui EgyptAntonio Pacenza Argentina2 – 1Rolf Edvard Storm SwedenLucio Grotone Brazil2 – 1Bjarne Lingås NorwayTadeusz Grzelak Poland3 – 0Franz Pfitscher AustriaNorvel Lee United States3 – 0Claude Arnaiz FranceHarri Siljander Finland2 – 1Dumitru Ciobotaru RomaniaKarl Kistner Germany2 – 1Toon Pastor Netherlands Third Round (July 31)Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee United States3 – 0Tadeusz Grzelak PolandAnatoly Perov Soviet Union3 – 0Giovan-Battista Alfonsetti ItalyHarri Siljander Finland2 – 1Karl Kistner GermanyAntonio Pacenza Argentina3 – 0Lucio Grotone Brazil Semi-final (August 1)Antonio Pacenza Argentina3 – 0Anatoly Perov Soviet UnionNorvel Lee United States3 – 0Harri Siljander FinlandFinal (August 2)Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee United States3 – 0Antonio Pacenza Argentina
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