Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.

Medalists

Results First round Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Martin Smyth (IRL), PTS Bernard Schröter (GDR) def. Paulino Meléndres (PHI), PTS

Second round Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Leonard Leisching (RSA), PTS Tristán Falfán (ARG) def. Maurice White (PAK), KO-2 Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Agostino Cossia (ITA), PTS André de Souza (FRA) def. Nontasilp Thayansilp (THA), PTS Shinichiro Suzuki (JPN) def. Yaichit Wang (BUR), PTS Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Noel Hazard (AUS), PTS Jan Zachara (TCH) def. Dong-Hun Chung (KOR), PTS Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Bernard Schröter (GDR), PTS

Quarterfinals Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL) def. Tristan Falfán (ARG), KO-1 Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Andre de Souza (FRA), PTS Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN), PTS Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN) def. Jan Zachara (TCH), PTS

Semifinals Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Henryk Niedźwiedzki (POL), PTS Thomas Nicholls (GBR) def. Pentti Hämäläinen (FIN), PTS

Final Vladimir Safronov (URS) def. Thomas Nicholls (GBR), PTS

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