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Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flyweight	men
Bantamweight	men
Featherweight	men
Lightweight	men
Light welterweight	men
Welterweight	men
Light middleweight	men
Middleweight	men
Light heavyweight	men
Heavyweight	men

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Richard McTaggart  Great Britain
Silver	Harry Kurschat  United Team of Germany
Bronze	Anatoly Lagetko  Soviet Union
Bronze	Anthony Byrne  Ireland

Results

First round

• Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN) def. Paddy Donovan (NZL), PTS
• Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Francisco Nuñez (ARG), PTS

Second round

• Zygmunt Milewski (POL) def. Pentti Niinivuori (FIN), PTS
• Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Celedonio Espinosa (PHI), PTS
• Luis Molina (USA) def. William Griffiths (AUS), PTS
• Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Josef Chovanec (TCH), DSQ-3
• André Vairolatto (FRA) def. Baek Do-seon (KOR), RTD-2
• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Chandrasena Jayasuriya (CEY), PTS
• Edward Beattie (CAN) def. Sueb Chundakowsolaya (THA), PTS
• Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Toshihito Ishimaru (JPN), PTS

Quarterfinals

• Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Zygmunt Milewski (POL), RSC-3
• Anthony Byrne (IRL) def. Luis Molina (USA), PTS
• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Andre Vairolatto (FRA), PTS
• Anatoly Lagetko (URS) def. Edward Beattie (CAN), PTS

Semifinals

• Harry Kurschat (FRG) def. Anthony Byrne (IRL), PTS
• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Anatoly Lagetko (URS), PTS

Final

• Richard McTaggart (GBR) def. Harry Kurschat (FRG), PTS

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf