The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.
Medalists
Results First round Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Alberto Adela (PHI), PTS Robert Bath (AUS) def. Henry Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS
Second round Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Boris Stepanov (URS), KO-3 Mario Sitri (ITA) def. Ahmed Rashid (PAK), PTS Owen Reilly (GBR) def. Daniel Hellebuyck (BEL), PTS Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Henrik Ottesen (DEN), RTD-2 Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def. Zenon Stefaniuk (POL), PTS Eder Jofre (BRA) def. Thein Myint (BUR), PTS Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG) def. Vichai Limcharoen (THA), PTS Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Robert Bath (AUS), PTS
Quarterfinals Frederick Gilroy (IRL) def. Mario Sitri (ITA), PTS Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Owen Reilly (GBR), PTS Claudio Barrientos (CHI) def. Eder Jofre (BRA), PTS Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Carmelo Tomaselli (ARG), PTS
Semifinals Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Frederick Gilroy (IRL), PTS Song Soon-Chun (KOR) def. Claudio Barrientos (CHI), PTS
Final Wolfgang Behrendt (GER) def. Song Soon-Chun (KOR), PTS
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf