# Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

The flyweight class was the lightest class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 51 kilograms. The competition was held from October 12, 1964, to October 23, 1964. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.
After one minute and six seconds of the first round of his quarterfinal bout against Stanislav Sorokin, Choh Dong-Kih was disqualified for holding his head too low. Unable to accept the verdict, Dong sat in the middle of the ring for 51 minutes, until officials persuaded him to leave.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Fernando Atzori (ITA) | Artur Olech (POL) | Robert Carmody (USA) Stanislav Sorokin (URS) |

## Results

| Round of 32 October 12 | Round of 32 October 12 | Round of 32 October 12 | Round of 16 October 16 | Round of 16 October 16 | Round of 16 October 16 | Quarterfinals October 19 | Quarterfinals October 19 | Quarterfinals October 19 | Semifinals October 21 | Semifinals October 21 | Semifinals October 21 | Final October 23 | Final October 23 | Final October 23 |
| | | | Otto Babiasch (EUA) | Otto Babiasch (EUA) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shuta Yoshino (JPN) | Shuta Yoshino (JPN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Otto Babiasch (EUA) | Otto Babiasch (EUA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robert Carmody (USA) | Robert Carmody (USA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Carmody (USA) | Robert Carmody (USA) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Thapa Namsing (NEP) | Thapa Namsing (NEP) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Robert Carmody (USA) | Robert Carmody (USA) | 1 | | | |
| Rafael Carbonell (CUB) | Rafael Carbonell (CUB) | 0 | | | | | | | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | 4 | | | |
| Sean McCafferty (IRL) | Sean McCafferty (IRL) | 5 | Sean McCafferty (IRL) | Sean McCafferty (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jumaat Ibrahim (MAS) | Jumaat Ibrahim (MAS) | L | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sulley Shittu (GHA) | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | KO | | | | Sean McCafferty (IRL) | Sean McCafferty (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Fernando Atzori (ITA) | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | 5 | | | | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mahmoud Mersal (EGY) | Mahmoud Mersal (EGY) | 0 | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luis Romo (ARG) | Luis Romo (ARG) | L | Darryl Norwood (AUS) | Darryl Norwood (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Darryl Norwood (AUS) | Darryl Norwood (AUS) | KO | | | | | | | | | | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | Fernando Atzori (ITA) | 4 |
| Veerapan Komolsen (THA) | Veerapan Komolsen (THA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Artur Olech (POL) | Artur Olech (POL) | 1 |
| John McCluskey (GBR) | John McCluskey (GBR) | 4 | John McCluskey (GBR) | John McCluskey (GBR) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Bawa Maung (BIR) | Bawa Maung (BIR) | DQ | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | W | | | | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Nasser Aghaei (IRI) | Nasser Aghaei (IRI) | DQ | | | | Choh Dong-Kih (KOR) | Choh Dong-Kih (KOR) | DQ | | | | | | |
| Jo Dong-gi (KOR) | Jo Dong-gi (KOR) | W | Choh Dong-Kih (KOR) | Choh Dong-Kih (KOR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominador Calumarde (PHI) | Dominador Calumarde (PHI) | KO | Dominador Calumarde (PHI) | Dominador Calumarde (PHI) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Chee-yen (ROC) | Wang Chee-yen (ROC) | L | | | | | | | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | Stanislav Sorokin (URS) | DNS | | | |
| Walter Henry (CAN) | Walter Henry (CAN) | RSC | | | | | | | Artur Olech (POL) | Artur Olech (POL) | W | | | |
| Constantin Ciucă (ROU) | Constantin Ciucă (ROU) | W | Constantin Ciucă (ROU) | Constantin Ciucă (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Winston Van Cuylenburg (CEY) | Winston Van Cuylenburg (CEY) | W | Winston van Cuylenburg (CEY) | Winston van Cuylenburg (CEY) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Kam Wah (HKG) | Lee Kam Wah (HKG) | RSC | | | | Constantin Ciucă (ROU) | Constantin Ciucă (ROU) | 0 | | | | | | |
| John Kamau (KEN) | John Kamau (KEN) | 3 | | | | Artur Olech (POL) | Artur Olech (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tibor Papp (HUN) | Tibor Papp (HUN) | 2 | John Kamau (KEN) | John Kamau (KEN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Artur Olech (POL) | Artur Olech (POL) | 3 | Artur Olech (POL) | Artur Olech (POL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Panayotov (BUL) | Stefan Panayotov (BUL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Sources

* Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.