Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight
# Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Charles Adkins United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Viktor Mednov Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Bruno Visintin Italy |
| Bronze | Erkki Mallenius Finland |

## Results

| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| First Round (28 July) |||||
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | BYE |
| Stanley Majid | Burma | BYE |
| Jean Paternotte | Belgium | BYE |
| Fernand Backes | Luxemburg | BYE |
| René Weissmann | France | 2 – 1 | Leszek Kudłacik | Poland |
| Pavle Šovljanski | Yugoslavia | 3 – 0 | Béla Farkas | Hungary |
| Francisc Ambrus | Romania | 3 – 0 | Hans Petersen | Denmark |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Norman Jones | Australia |
| Peter Waterman | Great Britain | 2 – 1 | Oscar Gallardo | Argentina |
| Alexander Webster | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Herbert Schilling | Germany |
| Charles Adkins | United States | TKO 1R | Leif Hansen | Norway |
| Salomon Carrizales | Venezuela | 2 – 1 | Celestino Pinto | Brazil |
| Piet van Klaveren | Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Roy Keenan | Canada |
| Terence Milligan | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Ebrahim Afsharpour | Iran |
| Juan Curet | Puerto Rico | KO 2R | Sarkis Moussa | Lebanon |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | KO 2R | Ernesto Porto | Philippines |
| Second Round ( 29 & 30 July) |||||
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | TKO 3R | Stanley Majid | Burma |
| Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium | 3 – 0 | Fernand Backes | Luxembourg |
| Rene Weismann | France | DSQ 3R | Pavle Šovljanski | Yugoslavia |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | Injured | Francisc Ambrus | Romania |
| Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Peter Waterman | Great Britain |
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 – 0 | Salomon Carrizales | Venezuela |
| Terence Milligan | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Piet van Klaveren | Netherlands |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | 3 – 0 | Juan Curet Alvarez | Puerto Rico |
| Third Round (31 July) |||||
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 – 0 | Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa |
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | 2 – 1 | Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | 3 – 0 | Terence Milligan | Ireland |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Rene Weismann | France |
| Semi-final (1 August) |||||
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | Walk-over | Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland |
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 – 0 | Bruno Visintin | Italy |
| Final (2 August) |||||
| Charles Adkins | United States | 2 – 1 | Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union |
