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Heavyweight boxing at the: Games of the——XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	24 November – 1 December
Competitors	11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Pete Rademacher  United States Lev Mukhin  Soviet Union Daniel Bekker  South Africa Giacomo Bozzano  Italy
← 1952 1960 →

Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flyweight	men
Bantamweight	men
Featherweight	men
Lightweight	men
Light welterweight	men
Welterweight	men
Light middleweight	men
Middleweight	men
Light heavyweight	men
Heavyweight	men
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The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms——to compete. The competition was held from 24 November——to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.

Medalists※

Gold	Pete Rademacher  United States
Silver	Lev Mukhin  Soviet Union
Bronze	Daniel Bekker  South Africa
Bronze	Giacomo Bozzano  Italy

Results※

First round※

• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS
• Törner Åhsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Bozhil Lozanov (BUL), KO-3

Quarterfinals※

• Daniel Bekker (RSA) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), KO-1
• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Josef Němec (CZE), KO-2
• Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1

Semifinals※

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (RSA), KO-3
• Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3

Final※

• Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Lev Mukhin (URS), KO-1

References※