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Light middleweight boxing at the: Games of the——XVI Olympiad
Venue	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates	24 November – 1 December
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Medalists
László Papp  Hungary José Torres  United States John McCormack  Great Britain Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  Poland
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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
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The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up——to 71 kilograms——to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.

Medalists※

Gold	László Papp  Hungary
Silver	José Torres  United States
Bronze	John McCormack  Great Britain
Bronze	Zbigniew Pietrzykowski  Poland

Results※

First round※

• Boris Nikolov (BUL) def. Muhammad Safdar (PAK), PTS
• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Rychard Karpov (URS), PTS
• Ulrich Kienast (FRG) def. James Montgomery (CAN), PTS
• John McCormack (GBR) def. Alexander Webster (RSA), PTS
• José Torres (USA) def. Peter Read (AUS), PTS
• Franco Scisciani (ITA) def. Eugène Legrand (FRA), PTS

Quarterfinals※

• László Papp (HUN) def. Alberto Sáenz (ARG), RSC-3
• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Boris Nikolov (BUL), PTS
• John McCormack (GBR) def. Ulrich Kienast (FRG), RSC-3
• José Torres (USA) def. Franco Scisciani (ITA), PTS

Semifinals※

• László Papp (HUN) def. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL), PTS
• José Torres (USA) def. John McCormack (GBR), PTS

Final※

• László Papp (HUN) def. José Torres (USA), PTS

References※

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf