The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
Medalists
Results WinnerNOCResultLoserNOC First Round (July 29) Floyd Patterson United States BYE Omar Tebbaka France BYE Leen Jansen Netherlands BYE Robert Malouf Canada BYE Anthony Madigan Australia BYE Boris Silchev Soviet Union BYE Stig Sjölin Sweden BYE Börje Grönroos Finland BYE Dieter Wemhöner Germany BYE Bedřich Koutný Czechoslovakia 2 – 1Héctor Maturano Argentina Boris Nikolov Bulgaria 3 – 0Fred Stürmer Luxembourg Terry Gooding Great Britain 2 – 1Moustafa Mohamed Fahim Egypt Vasile Tiță Romania DSQ 3RWillie Duggan Ireland Nelson Andrade Brazil 2 – 1Mátyás Plachy Hungary Valter Sentimenti Italy 3 – 0Hans Niederhauser Switzerland Muhammad Khan Pakistan 2 – 1Henryk Nowara Poland Second Round (July 29 & 30) Floyd Patterson United States3 – 0Omar Tebbaka FranceLeen Jansen Netherlands TKO 1RRobert Malouf CanadaAnthony Madigan Australia2 – 1Boris Siljtshev Soviet UnionStig Sjölin Sweden3 – 0Börje Grönroos FinlandDieter Wemhöner Germany2 – 1Bedrich Koutný CzechoslovakiaBoris Nikolov Bulgaria2 – 1Terence Gooding Great BritainVasile Tiță RomaniaDSQ 2RNelson de Paula Andrade BrazilValter Sentimenti Italy3 – 0Khan Mohammad Pakistan Third Round (July 31)Boris Nikolov Bulgaria3 – 0Dieter Wemhöner GermanyFloyd Patterson United StatesKO 1RLeen Jansen NetherlandsVasile Tiță RomaniaTKO 3RValter Sentimenti ItalyStig Sjölin Sweden3 – 0Anthony Madigan Australia Semi-final (August 1)Floyd Patterson United StatesDSQ 3RStig Sjölin SwedenVasile Tiță Romania3 – 0Boris Nikolov BulgariaFinal (August 2)Floyd Patterson United StatesKO 1RVasile Tiță Romania
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