# Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 34 boxers from 4 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 lightweight 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 |
| Richard McTaggart (GBR) | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bhodi Sooknoi (THA) | Bhodi Sooknoi (THA) | 0 | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Gualberto Gutiérrez (URU) | Gualberto Gutiérrez (URU) | 1 | Eddie Blay (GHA) | Eddie Blay (GHA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Eddie Blay (GHA) | Eddie Blay (GHA) | 4 | | | | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | 3 | | | |
| Ferenc Kellner (HUN) | Ferenc Kellner (HUN) | 3 | | | | Ferenc Kellner (HUN) | Ferenc Kellner (HUN) | 2 | | | |
| Jacques Cotot (FRA) | Jacques Cotot (FRA) | 2 | Ferenc Kellner (HUN) | Ferenc Kellner (HUN) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Yasuyuki Ito (JPN) | Yasuyuki Ito (JPN) | 5 | Yasuyuki Ito (JPN) | Yasuyuki Ito (JPN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Abdel Kader Gangani (MAR) | Abdel Kader Gangani (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | Richard McTaggart (GBR) | 2 |
| Noureddine Dziri (TUN) | Noureddine Dziri (TUN) | L | | | | | | | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 3 |
| Harry Lempio (EUA) | Harry Lempio (EUA) | KO-3 | Harry Lempio (EUA) | Harry Lempio (EUA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Taha Abdul Karim (IRQ) | Taha Abdul Karim (IRQ) | 0 | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 5 | | | | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 5 | | | |
| Ghulam Sarwar (PAK) | Ghulam Sarwar (PAK) | 1 | | | | Salah Shokweir (UAR) | Salah Shokweir (UAR) | 0 | | | |
| Adalberto Hernández (MEX) | Adalberto Hernández (MEX) | 4 | Adalberto Hernández (MEX) | Adalberto Hernández (MEX) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Josef Grumser (AUT) | Josef Grumser (AUT) | 0 | Salah Shokweir (UAR) | Salah Shokweir (UAR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Salah Shokweir (UAR) | Salah Shokweir (UAR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Wim Gerlach (NED) | Wim Gerlach (NED) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Vilikton Barannikov (URS) | Vilikton Barannikov (URS) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vilikton Barannikov (URS) | Vilikton Barannikov (URS) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Iosif Mihalic (ROU) | Iosif Mihalic (ROU) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Väinö Järvenpää (FIN) | Väinö Järvenpää (FIN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Iosif Mihalic (ROU) | Iosif Mihalic (ROU) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Vilikton Barannikov (URS) | Vilikton Barannikov (URS) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Fernando Riera (ESP) | Fernando Riera (ESP) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dagfinn Ness (NOR) | Dagfinn Ness (NOR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dagfinn Ness (NOR) | Dagfinn Ness (NOR) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | KO-1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jozef Töre (TCH) | Jozef Töre (TCH) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | Abel Laudonio (ARG) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 3 |
| | | | Harry Campbell (USA) | Harry Campbell (USA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mario Romero (VEN) | Mario Romero (VEN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Harry Campbell (USA) | Harry Campbell (USA) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lee Gwang-ju (KOR) | Lee Gwang-ju (KOR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dimitar Stoilov (BUL) | Dimitar Stoilov (BUL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lee Gwang-ju (KOR) | Lee Gwang-ju (KOR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Harry Campbell (USA) | Harry Campbell (USA) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Esteban Aguilera (CUB) | Esteban Aguilera (CUB) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Danny O'Brien (IRL) | Danny O'Brien (IRL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Danny O'Brien (IRL) | Danny O'Brien (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sid Prior (AUS) | Sid Prior (AUS) | 0 | | | | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Stoffel Steyn (RSA) | Stoffel Steyn (RSA) | 5 | Stoffel Steyn (RSA) | Stoffel Steyn (RSA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 5 | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Bolang (INA) | Johnny Bolang (INA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Richard McTaggart (GBR) | 2 |
| Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 3 | | |
| Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 3 | Kazimierz Paździor (POL) | 4 |
| | | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 1 |
| Abel Laudonio (ARG) | 2 | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 1 |
| Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) | 3 | | |