| Boxing at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Korakuen Ice Palace |
| Dates | 28–31 May |
| Competitors | 62 from 11 nations |
The Boxing Tournament at the 1958 Asian Games was held in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan from 28 to 31 May 1958. A total of 62 boxers from 11 nations competed.
The host nation dominated the competition winning six out of ten gold medals, South Korea, Burma and Republic of China (Taiwan) won the remaining gold medals.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (51 kg) |
Akio Maki.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Hla Nyunt.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Burma |
Ezaria Ilkhanoff.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran |
Kim Chang-han.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | |||
| Bantamweight (54 kg) |
Thein Myint Burma |
Takeo Suzuki Japan |
Muhammad Nasir Pakistan |
Jacinto Diaz.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | |||
| Featherweight (57 kg) |
Isami Ikeyama Japan |
Dionisio Guevarra Philippines |
Austin Dunsford.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Singapore |
| Song Soon-chun South Korea | |||
| Lightweight (60 kg) |
Chung Dong-hoon South Korea |
Shinichiro Suzuki Japan |
Celedonio Espinosa Philippines |
Sundar Rao India | |||
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) |
Shigemasa Kawakami Japan |
Vazik Kazarian Iran |
Sueb Chundakowsolaya Thailand |
| Kim Deuk-bong South Korea | |||
| Welterweight (67 kg) |
Kim Ki-soo South Korea |
Soren Pirjanian Iran |
Tongsai Teptani Thailand |
| Toshiro Onuki Japan | |||
| Light middleweight (71 kg) |
Osamu Takahashi Japan |
Amir Yavari Iran |
Bait Hussain Pakistan |
| Stanley Majid Burma | |||
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Chang Lo-pu Republic of China |
Hari Singh India |
Leon Khachatourian Iran |
| Shoichi Matsuura Japan | |||
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) |
Shuichi Nakayama Japan |
Sultan Mahmood Pakistan |
Akbar Khojini Iran |
| None awarded | |||
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) |
Shunzo Nishio Japan |
Khalid Mumtaz Pakistan |
None awarded |
| None awarded |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Burma (BIR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of China (ROC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran (IRN) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 17 | 37 | |
Participating nations
A total of 62 athletes from 11 nations competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games:
- Burma (6)
Cambodia (1)- India (3)
- Iran (9)
- Japan (10)
- Pakistan (5)
- Philippines (6)
- Republic of China (8)
- Singapore (1)
- South Korea (7)
- Thailand (6)
References
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