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Summer Olympics · Boxing · men’s · 1952–1972
Men’s Heavyweight (+81 kg)
Held at 5 Games, 1952–1972. Most golds: United States (4). Most medals: Ed Sanders (1). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games51952–1972
Medals20
Delegations11on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Munich | Teófilo Stevenson Cuba | Ion Alexe Romania | Hasse Thomsén Sweden / Peter Hussing West Germany |
| 1968 Mexico City | George Foreman United States | Jonas Čepulis Soviet Union | Giorgio Bambini Italy / Joaquín Rocha Mexico |
| 1964 Tokyo | Joe Frazier United States | Hans Huber United Team of Germany | Giuseppe Ros Italy / Vadim Yemelyanov Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Pete Rademacher United States | Lev Mukhin Soviet Union | Giacomo Bozzano Italy / Daniel Bekker South Africa |
| 1952 Helsinki | Ed Sanders United States | Ingemar Johansson Sweden | Ilkka Koski Finland / Andries Nieman South Africa |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Sanders | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Rademacher | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Frazier | 1 | 1 |
| George Foreman | 1 | 1 |
| Teófilo Stevenson | 1 | 1 |
| Ingemar Johansson | 0 | 1 |
| Ilkka Koski | 0 | 1 |
| Andries Nieman | 0 | 1 |
| Lev Mukhin | 0 | 1 |
| Giacomo Bozzano | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Bekker | 0 | 1 |
| Hans Huber | 0 | 1 |