# Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 33 boxers from 33 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 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 |
| Yuri Radonyak (URS) | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bruno Guse (EUA) | Bruno Guse (EUA) | 2 | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| Karl Bergström (SWE) | Karl Bergström (SWE) | 0 | Joseph Lartey (GHA) | Joseph Lartey (GHA) | L | | | | | | |
| Joseph Lartey (GHA) | Joseph Lartey (GHA) | 5 | | | | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | 4 | | | |
| Viljo Aho (FIN) | Viljo Aho (FIN) | 3 | | | | Andrés Navarro (ESP) | Andrés Navarro (ESP) | 1 | | | |
| Mohamed Atmani (MAR) | Mohamed Atmani (MAR) | 2 | Viljo Aho (FIN) | Viljo Aho (FIN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrés Navarro (ESP) | Andrés Navarro (ESP) | 5 | Andrés Navarro (ESP) | Andrés Navarro (ESP) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tongchai Teptani (THA) | Tongchai Teptani (THA) | 0 | | | | | | | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | 3 |
| Leszek Drogosz (POL) | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | 5 | | | | | | | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | 2 |
| Benny Nielsen (DEN) | Benny Nielsen (DEN) | 0 | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) | Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) | 3 | Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) | Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alfredo Cornejo (CHI) | Alfredo Cornejo (CHI) | 2 | | | | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | Leszek Drogosz (POL) | 5 | | | |
| Henry Loubscher (RSA) | Henry Loubscher (RSA) | 5 | | | | Henry Loubscher (RSA) | Henry Loubscher (RSA) | 0 | | | |
| László Sebők (HUN) | László Sebők (HUN) | 0 | Henry Loubscher (RSA) | Henry Loubscher (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Des Duguid (AUS) | Des Duguid (AUS) | 5 | Des Duguid (AUS) | Des Duguid (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dharmasiri Weerakoon (CEY) | Dharmasiri Weerakoon (CEY) | 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 |
| | | | Omrane Sadok (TUN) | Omrane Sadok (TUN) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tomislav Kelava (YUG) | Tomislav Kelava (YUG) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Omrane Sadok (TUN) | Omrane Sadok (TUN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aurelio González (ARG) | Aurelio González (ARG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Harry Perry (IRL) | Harry Perry (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kim Gi-su (KOR) | Kim Gi-su (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Gi-su (KOR) | Kim Gi-su (KOR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jean Josselin (FRA) | Jean Josselin (FRA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | 0 |
| | | | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | KO-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mohamed Faragalla (SUD) | Mohamed Faragalla (SUD) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vasile Neagu (ROU) | Vasile Neagu (ROU) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | Vasile Neagu (ROU) | Vasile Neagu (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Whitfield Moseley (NGR) | Whitfield Moseley (NGR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Phil Baldwin (USA) | Phil Baldwin (USA) | 2 | | | |
| | | | Phil Baldwin (USA) | Phil Baldwin (USA) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | René Grün (LUX) | René Grün (LUX) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Phil Baldwin (USA) | Phil Baldwin (USA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Max Meier (SUI) | Max Meier (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Franz Koschina (AUT) | Franz Koschina (AUT) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Roberto Martínez (URU) | Roberto Martínez (URU) | 1 | Max Meier (SUI) | Max Meier (SUI) | KO-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Max Meier (SUI) | Max Meier (SUI) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Yuri Radonyak (URS) | 3 |
| Leszek Drogosz (POL) | 2 | | |
| Leszek Drogosz (POL) | 2 | Yuri Radonyak (URS) | 1 |
| | | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 4 |
| Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 5 | Giovanni Benvenuti (ITA) | 4 |
| Jimmy Lloyd (GBR) | 0 | | |