title: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
text: # Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
  
  The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | John McNally Ireland |
  | Bronze | Kang Joon-Ho South Korea |
  | Bronze | Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | First Round (July 28 & 29) |||||
  | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | BYE |
  | Fazlollah Nikkhah | Iran | BYE |
  | Davey Moore | United States | BYE |
  | Egon Schidan | Germany | BYE |
  | Vincenzo Dall'Osso | Italy | BYE |
  | Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt | BYE |
  | John McNally | Ireland | BYE |
  | Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines | BYE |
  | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | BYE |
  | Angel Figueroa | Puerto Rico | 3 – 0 | Tiến Vình | Vietnam |
  | Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico | 3 – 0 | Angel Amaya | Venezuela |
  | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Jean Renard | Belgium |
  | Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Thomas Nicholls | Great Britain |
  | Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland | TKO 1R | Ronald Charles Gower | Australia |
  | Ion Zlătaru | Romania | DSQ 3R | Antoine Martin | France |
  | Lennie von Graevenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Rómulo Parés | Argentina |
  | Second Round (July 30) |||||
  | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 3 – 0 | Fazlollah Nickhah | Iran |
  | Davey Moore | United States | 3 – 0 | Egon Schidan | Germany |
  | Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy | 3 – 0 | Ibrahim Abdrabbou | Egypt |
  | John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Alejandro Ortuoste | Philippines |
  | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia | 3 – 0 | Angel Luis Figueroa Otero | Puerto Rico |
  | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Raul Macías Guevara | Mexico |
  | Pentti Hamalainen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Henryk Niedzwiedzki | Poland |
  | Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Ion Zlataru | Romania |
  | Third Round (July 31) |||||
  | Gennady Garbuzov | U.S.S.R | 3 – 0 | František Majdloch | Czechoslovakia |
  | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea | 2 – 1 | Davey Moore U.S.A |
  | Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Helmuth von Gravenitz | South Africa |
  | John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Vincenzo Dall'osso | Italy |
  | Semi-final (August 1) |||||
  | John McNally | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Kang Joon-Ho | South Korea |
  | Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Gennady Garbuzov | Soviet Union |
  | Final (August 2) |||||
  | Pentti Hämäläinen | Finland | 2 – 1 | John McNally | Ireland |
  