The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 16 boxers from 16 nations competed.
Medalists
Results First round András Dőri (HUN) def. Bait Husain (PAK), PTS Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def. Graham Finlay (NZL), PTS Pearce Lane (USA) def. Enrique Tovar (VEN), PTS Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Tadeusz Walasek (POL), PTS Nicholas André (RSA) def. Lee Shih-chuan (TPE), PTS Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Hector Hatch (FIJ), PTS Francisco Gelaberti (ARG) def. Walter Kozak (CAN), PTS Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Eduard Borisov (URS), PTS
Quarterfinals Kevin Hogarth (AUS) def. András Dori (HUN), PTS Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Pearce Allen Lane (USA), PTS Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Nicholas Andre (RSA), PTS Nicholas Gargano (GBR) def. Francisco Gelabert (ARG), PTS
Semifinals Fred Tiedt (IRL) def. Kevin Hogarth (AUS), PTS Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Nicholas Gargano (GBR), PTS
Final Nicolae Linca (ROU) def. Fred Tiedt (IRL), PTS
Tiedt actually received more total points than Linca, but three of the five judges judged him the winner.
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