# Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Final results for the boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli. From this edition of the Olympic Games, the bronze medal match was abolished. No bronze medals were awarded, but their flags were on the podium. In 1970, the AIBA and IOC agreed to retroactively award bronze medals to losing semifinalists.

## Medal summary

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (−51 kg) details | Nate Brooks United States | Edgar Basel Germany | Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union |
| Flyweight (−51 kg) details | Nate Brooks United States | Edgar Basel Germany | Willie Toweel South Africa |
| Bantamweight (−54 kg) details | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland | John McNally Ireland | Kang Joon-Ho South Korea |
| Bantamweight (−54 kg) details | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland | John McNally Ireland | Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Ján Zachara Czechoslovakia | Sergio Caprari Italy | Joseph Ventaja France |
| Featherweight (−57 kg) details | Ján Zachara Czechoslovakia | Sergio Caprari Italy | Leonard Leisching South Africa |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) details | Aureliano Bolognesi Italy | Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland | Gheorghe Fiat Romania |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) details | Aureliano Bolognesi Italy | Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland | Erkki Pakkanen Finland |
| Light welterweight (−63.5 kg) details | Charles Adkins United States | Viktor Mednov Soviet Union | Bruno Visintin Italy |
| Light welterweight (−63.5 kg) details | Charles Adkins United States | Viktor Mednov Soviet Union | Erkki Mallenius Finland |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Zygmunt Chychla Poland | Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union | Günther Heidemann Germany |
| Welterweight (−67 kg) details | Zygmunt Chychla Poland | Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union | Victor Jörgensen Denmark |
| Light middleweight (−71 kg) details | László Papp Hungary | Theunis van Schalkwyk South Africa | Boris Tishin Soviet Union |
| Light middleweight (−71 kg) details | László Papp Hungary | Theunis van Schalkwyk South Africa | Eladio Herrera Argentina |
| Middleweight (−75 kg) details | Floyd Patterson United States | Vasile Tiță Romania | Boris Nikolov Bulgaria |
| Middleweight (−75 kg) details | Floyd Patterson United States | Vasile Tiță Romania | Stig Sjölin Sweden |
| Light heavyweight (−81 kg) details | Norvel Lee United States | Antonio Pacenza Argentina | Anatoly Perov Soviet Union |
| Light heavyweight (−81 kg) details | Norvel Lee United States | Antonio Pacenza Argentina | Harry Siljander Finland |
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) details | Ed Sanders United States | Ingemar Johansson Sweden | Ilkka Koski Finland |
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) details | Ed Sanders United States | Ingemar Johansson Sweden | Andries Nieman South Africa |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (10)
* Australia (5)
* Austria (4)
* Belgium (5)
* Brazil (6)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Burma (3)
* Canada (7)
* Ceylon (2)
* Czechoslovakia (5)
* Denmark (5)
* Egypt (7)
* Finland (10)
* France (10)
* Germany (9)
* Great Britain (10)
* Hungary (9)
* India (4)
* Iran (6)
* Ireland (8)
* Italy (10)
* Japan (2)
* South Korea (4)
* Lebanon (1)
* Luxembourg (4)
* Mexico (3)
* Netherlands (5)
* Norway (4)
* Pakistan (4)
* Philippines (5)
* Poland (10)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Romania (10)
* Saar (3)
* South Africa (9)
* Soviet Union (10)
* Sweden (8)
* Switzerland (6)
* United States (10)
* Uruguay (2)
* Venezuela (5)
* Vietnam (2)
* Yugoslavia (3)