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

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Norvel Lee United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Antonio Pacenza Argentina |
| Bronze | Anatoly Perov Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Harry Siljander Finland |

## Results

| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| First Round (July 29) |||||
| Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union | BYE |
| Henry Cooper | Great Britain | BYE |
| Gianbattista Alfonsetti | Italy | BYE |
| Mohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui | Egypt | BYE |
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | BYE |
| Rolf Storm | Sweden | BYE |
| Lucio Grotone | Brazil | BYE |
| Bjarne Lingås | Norway | BYE |
| Tadeusz Grzelak | Poland | BYE |
| Franz Pfitscher | Austria | BYE |
| Norvel Lee | United States | BYE |
| Claude Arnaiz | France | BYE |
| Harry Siljander | Finland | BYE |
| Dumitru Ciobotaru | Romania | BYE |
| Toon Pastor | Netherlands | 3 – 0 | István Fazekas | Hungary |
| Karl Kistner | Germany | KO 7 | Oscar Ward | India |
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) |||||
| Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Henry Cooper | Great Britain |
| Giovan-Battista Alfonsetti | Italy | DSQ 3R | Mohamed Mohamed Elminabaoui | Egypt |
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | 2 – 1 | Rolf Edvard Storm | Sweden |
| Lucio Grotone | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Bjarne Lingås | Norway |
| Tadeusz Grzelak | Poland | 3 – 0 | Franz Pfitscher | Austria |
| Norvel Lee | United States | 3 – 0 | Claude Arnaiz | France |
| Harri Siljander | Finland | 2 – 1 | Dumitru Ciobotaru | Romania |
| Karl Kistner | Germany | 2 – 1 | Toon Pastor | Netherlands |
| Third Round (July 31) |||||
| Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee | United States | 3 – 0 | Tadeusz Grzelak | Poland |
| Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Giovan-Battista Alfonsetti | Italy |
| Harri Siljander | Finland | 2 – 1 | Karl Kistner | Germany |
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | 3 – 0 | Lucio Grotone | Brazil |
| Semi-final (August 1) |||||
| Antonio Pacenza | Argentina | 3 – 0 | Anatoly Perov | Soviet Union |
| Norvel Lee | United States | 3 – 0 | Harri Siljander | Finland |
| Final (August 2) |||||
| Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee | United States | 3 – 0 | Antonio Pacenza | Argentina |
