- Medalists
- Results
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Flyweight boxing
|games = 1952 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Messuhalli
|dates = 28 July – 2 August
|competitors = 27
|nations = 27
|gold = Nate Brooks
|goldNOC = USA
|silver = Edgar Basel
|silverNOC = GER
|bronze = Anatoli Bulakov
|bronzeNOC = URS
|bronze2 = Willie Toweel
|bronzeNOC2 = RSA
|prev=1948
|next=1956
}}{{BoxingAt1952SummerOlympics}}The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.[1] Medalists| Nate Brooks|USA|1952 Summer}} | | Edgar Basel|GER|1952 Summer}} | | Anatoli Bulakov|URS|1952 Summer}} | | Willie Toweel|RSA|1952 Summer}} |
Results| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC |
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| First Round (July 28 & 29) | | Mircea Dobrescu | Romania | 2 – 1 | Yoshitaro Nagata | Japan |
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| Alfred Zima | Austria | 2 – 1 | Pablo Lugo | Puerto Rico |
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| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 – 0 | Risto Luukkonen | Finland |
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| Thorbjørn Clausen | Norway | 2 – 1 | Kjeld Steen | Denmark |
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| Willie Toweel | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Kornél Molnár | Hungary |
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| Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge | Ceylon | 2 – 1 | Jesús Tello | Mexico |
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| Roland Johansson | Sweden | 2 – 1 | Alberto Barenghi | Argentina |
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| Han Soo-An | South Korea | TKO 1R. | Helmut Hofmann | Saar |
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| Edgar Basel | Germany | 3 – 0 | Henryk Kukier | Poland |
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| Aristide Pozzali | Italy | 3 – 0 | Andrew Reddy | Ireland |
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| Dai Dower | Great Britain | 3 – 0 | Abdel Amid Boutefnouchet | France |
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| Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Hein van der Zee | Netherlands |
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| Al Asuncion | Philippines | TKO 2R. | Basil Thompson | Burma |
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| Sakti Mazumdar | India | DNS | Nguyen Van Cua | Vietnam |
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| Second Round (July 30) | | Thorbjørn Clausen | Norway | BYE |
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| Edgar Basel | Germany | BYE |
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| Dai Dower | Great Britain | 3 – 0 | Leslie Donovan Perera Handunge | Ceylon |
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| Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Aristide Pozzali | Italy |
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| Mircea Dobrescu | Romania | 3 – 0 | Roland Johansson | Sweden |
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| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 – 0 | Alfred Zima | Austria |
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| Han Soo-An | South Korea | 3 – 0 | Sakti Mazumdar | India |
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| Willie Toweel | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Al Asuncion | Philippines |
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| Third Round (July 31) | | Willie Toweel | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Han Soo-An | South Korea |
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| Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union | 2 – 1 | Dai Dower | Great Britain |
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| Edgar Basel | Germany | TKO 3R. | Thorbjørn Clausen | Norway |
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| Nate Brooks | United States | 2 – 1 | Mircea Dobrescu | Romania |
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| Semi-final (August 1) | | Edgar Basel | Germany | 2 – 1 | Anatoli Bulakov | Soviet Union |
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| Nate Brooks | United States | 3 – 0 | Willie Toweel | South Africa |
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| Final (August 2) | | Nate Brooks | United States | 3 – 0 | Edgar Basel | Germany |
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/BOX/mens-flyweight.html |title=Boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Flyweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 November 2018}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Boxing Flyweight}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Flyweight}} 1 : Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics |