The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.
Medalists
Results WinnerNOCResultLoserNOCFirst Round (28 & 29 July)Mircea Dobrescu Romania 2 – 1 Yoshitaro Nagata JapanAlfred Zima Austria 2 – 1 Pablo Lugo Puerto RicoNate Brooks United States 3 – 0Risto Luukkonen FinlandThorbjørn Clausen Norway 2 – 1 Kjeld Steen DenmarkWillie Toweel South Africa 3 – 0 Kornél Molnár HungaryLeslie Donovan Perera Handunge Ceylon 2 – 1 Jesús Tello MexicoRoland Johansson Sweden 2 – 1 Alberto Barenghi ArgentinaHan Soo-An South Korea TKO 1R. Helmut Hofmann SaarEdgar Basel Germany 3 – 0 Henryk Kukier PolandAristide Pozzali Italy 3 – 0 Andrew Reddy IrelandDai Dower Great Britain 3 – 0 Abdel Amid Boutefnouchet FranceAnatoli Bulakov Soviet Union 3 – 0 Hein van der Zee NetherlandsAl Asuncion Philippines TKO 2R. Basil Thompson BurmaSakti Mazumdar India DNS Nguyen Van Cua Vietnam Second Round (30 July) Thorbjørn Clausen Norway BYEEdgar Basel Germany BYEDai Dower Great Britain 3 – 0 Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge CeylonAnatoli Bulakov Soviet Union 3 – 0 Aristide Pozzali ItalyMircea Dobrescu Romania 3 – 0 Roland Johansson SwedenNate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Alfred Zima AustriaHan Soo-An South Korea 3 – 0 Sakti Mazumdar IndiaWillie Toweel South Africa 2 – 1 Al Asuncion Philippines Third Round (31 July)Willie Toweel South Africa 3 – 0 Han Soo-An South KoreaAnatoli Bulakov Soviet Union 2 – 1 Dai Dower Great BritainEdgar Basel Germany TKO 3R. Thorbjørn Clausen NorwayNate Brooks United States 2 – 1 Mircea Dobrescu Romania Semi-final (1 August)Edgar Basel Germany 2 – 1 Anatoli Bulakov Soviet UnionNate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Willie Toweel South AfricaFinal (2 August)Nate Brooks United States 3 – 0 Edgar Basel Germany
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