title: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
text: # Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
  
  The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Pete Rademacher United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Lev Mukhin Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | Daniel Bekker South Africa |
  | Bronze | Giacomo Bozzano Italy |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First round
  
  * Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ilkka Koski (FIN), PTS
  * Törner Åhsman (SWE) def. Patrick Sharkey (IRL), KO-3
  * Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Bozhil Lozanov (BUL), RTD-3
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  * Daniel Bekker (RSA) def. José Giorgetti (ARG), RSC-1
  * Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Josef Němec (CZE), RSC-2
  * Giacomo Bozzano (ITA) def. Ulrich Nitzschke (GER), PTS
  * Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Törner Åhsman (SWE), KO-1
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Daniel Bekker (RSA), RSC-3
  * Lev Mukhin (URS) def. Giacomo Bozzano (ITA), KO-3
  
  ### Final
  
  * Pete Rademacher (USA) def. Lev Mukhin (URS), RSC-1
  