title: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
text: # Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
  
  The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Zygmunt Chychla Poland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | Günther Heidemann Germany |
  | Bronze | Victor Jörgensen Denmark |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | First Round (July 29) |||||
  | Ron Norris | India | BYE |
  | Jacob Butula | Canada | BYE |
  | Iivari Malmikoski | Finland | BYE |
  | Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | TKO 2R | Alexandre Dib | Brazil |
  | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | DISG 3R | Marcos Sarfatti | Argentina |
  | Hendrik van der Linde | South Africa | TKO 1R | Anwar Pasha | Pakistan |
  | Harry Gunnarsson | Sweden | TKO 2R | Peter Crotty | Ireland |
  | Franco Vescovi | Italy | 2 – 0 | Jeannot Welter | Luxembourg |
  | Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Johnny Maloney | Great Britain |
  | Louis Gage | United States | KO 1R | Ali Belkacem | France |
  | Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 – 0 | Pierre Wouters | Belgium |
  | José Dávalos | Mexico | TKO 3R | Vicente Tuñacao | Philippines |
  | Günther Heidemann | Germany | 2 – 1 | Pál Budai | Hungary |
  | Nicolae Linca | Romania | 3 – 0 | Sergio Gascue | Venezuela |
  | George Issabeg | Iran | DISG 3R | Fathi Abdel Rahman | Egypt |
  | Moos Linneman | Netherlands | Walk-over in 3R | Peter Müller | Switzerland |
  | Second Round (July 29 & 30) |||||
  | Ron Norris | India | TKO 3R | Jacob Butula | Canada |
  | Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | 2 – 1 | Ivar Mikael Malmikoski | Finland |
  | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | KO 2R | Hendrik Dirk van der Linde | South Africa |
  | Franco Vescovi | Italy | Walk-over | Gunnar Harry Ingemar Gunnarsson | Sweden |
  | Július Torma | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Louis Gage | United States |
  | Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 – 0 | José Luis Dávalos Noriega | Mexico |
  | Günther Heidemann | Germany | TKO 1R | Nicolae Linca | Romania |
  | Moos Linneman | Netherlands | 2 – 1 | George Issabeg | Iran |
  | Third Round (July 31) |||||
  | Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 2 – 1 | Július Torma | Czechoslovakia |
  | Victor Jörgensen | Denmark | 3 – 0 | Ron Norris | India |
  | Günther Heidemann | Germany | 3 – 0 | Moos Linneman | Netherlands |
  | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Franco Vescovi | Italy |
  | Semi-final (August 1) |||||
  | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Victor Jörgensen | Denmark |
  | Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 2 – 1 | Günther Heidemann | Germany |
  | Final (August 2) |||||
  | Zygmunt Chychla | Poland | 3 – 0 | Sergei Scherbakov | Soviet Union |
  