# Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.

## Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

## Results

Results of the light welterweight boxing competition.

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Gerald Freeman (AUS) | Gerald Freeman (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaggie van Staden (RHO) | Jaggie van Staden (RHO) | 5 | Jaggie van Staden (RHO) | Jaggie van Staden (RHO) | L | | | | | | |
| Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | KO-1 | Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Rizgalla (SUD) | Mohamed Rizgalla (SUD) | L | | | | Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | Sayed El-Nahas (UAR) | 0 | | | |
| Aleksandar Mitsev (BUL) | Aleksandar Mitsev (BUL) | 0 | | | | Quincey Daniels (USA) | Quincey Daniels (USA) | 5 | | | |
| Quincey Daniels (USA) | Quincey Daniels (USA) | 5 | Quincey Daniels (USA) | Quincey Daniels (USA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Vazik Ghazarian (IRI) | Vazik Ghazarian (IRI) | 2 | Bobby Kelsey (GBR) | Bobby Kelsey (GBR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bobby Kelsey (GBR) | Bobby Kelsey (GBR) | 3 | | | | | | | Quincey Daniels (USA) | Quincey Daniels (USA) | 0 |
| Bernie Meli (IRL) | Bernie Meli (IRL) | 5 | | | | | | | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 5 |
| Dimitrios Mikhail (GRE) | Dimitrios Mikhail (GRE) | 0 | Bernie Meli (IRL) | Bernie Meli (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 3 | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Rupert König (AUT) | Rupert König (AUT) | 2 | | | | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 4 | | | |
| Luis Aranda (ARG) | Luis Aranda (ARG) | 4 | | | | Piero Brandi (ITA) | Piero Brandi (ITA) | 1 | | | |
| Rogelio Reyes (MEX) | Rogelio Reyes (MEX) | 1 | Luis Aranda (ARG) | Luis Aranda (ARG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Piero Brandi (ITA) | Piero Brandi (ITA) | 5 | Piero Brandi (ITA) | Piero Brandi (ITA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Katsuji Watanabe (JPN) | Katsuji Watanabe (JPN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | Willie Ludick (RSA) | Willie Ludick (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martti Lehtevä (FIN) | Martti Lehtevä (FIN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Willie Ludick (RSA) | Willie Ludick (RSA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vladimir Engibaryan (URS) | Vladimir Engibaryan (URS) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vladimir Engibaryan (URS) | Vladimir Engibaryan (URS) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Werner Busse (EUA) | Werner Busse (EUA) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Vladimir Engibaryan (URS) | Vladimir Engibaryan (URS) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Azouz Bechir (TUN) | Azouz Bechir (TUN) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | György Pál (HUN) | György Pál (HUN) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | György Pál (HUN) | György Pál (HUN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Carmelo García (ESP) | Carmelo García (ESP) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | L |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Clement Quartey (GHA) | Clement Quartey (GHA) | WO |
| | | | Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) | Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Grace Sseruwagi (UGA) | Grace Sseruwagi (UGA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) | Khalid Al-Karkhi (IRQ) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Clement Quartey (GHA) | Clement Quartey (GHA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Clement Quartey (GHA) | Clement Quartey (GHA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mohamed Boubekeur (MAR) | Mohamed Boubekeur (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Clement Quartey (GHA) | Clement Quartey (GHA) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | 2 | | | |
| | | | Miguel Amarista (VEN) | Miguel Amarista (VEN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jorge Salomão (BRA) | Jorge Salomão (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miguel Amarista (VEN) | Miguel Amarista (VEN) | L | | | | | | |
| Raoul Sarrazin (CAN) | Raoul Sarrazin (CAN) | KO-1 | | | | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| Francois Sowa (LUX) | Francois Sowa (LUX) | L | Raoul Sarrazin (CAN) | Raoul Sarrazin (CAN) | DQ-3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sawong Mongkolrit (THA) | Sawong Mongkolrit (THA) | L | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | Kim Deuk-bong (KOR) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Quincey Daniels (USA) | 0 |
| Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 5 | | |
| Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 5 | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | 5 |
| | | Clement Quartey (GHA) | 0 |
| Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | L | Clement Quartey (GHA) | 0 |
| Clement Quartey (GHA) | WO | | |