Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games
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Dates | 5–8 May |
Competitors | 37 from 9 nations |
The Boxing Tournament at the 1954 Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines between 5 May and 8 May 1954. A total of 37 boxers from 9 nations competed at the competition.
The host nation dominated the competition winning five out of seven gold medals.
Medalists[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (51 kg) |
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Bantamweight (54 kg) |
Alejandro Ortuoste![]() |
Hempala Jayasuriya![]() |
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Featherweight (57 kg) |
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Chandrasena Jayasuriya![]() |
Lightweight (60 kg) |
Celedonio Espinosa![]() |
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Light welterweight (63.5 kg) |
Ernesto Porto![]() |
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Welterweight (67 kg) |
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Light middleweight (71 kg) |
Vicente Tunacao![]() |
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None awarded |
Medal table[]
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Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games on a stamp of the Philippines
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Participating nations[]
A total of 37 athletes from 9 nations competed in boxing at the 1954 Asian Games:
Burma (1)
Ceylon (2)
Japan (7)
Philippines (7)
Republic of China (4)
(4)
South Korea (6)
Thailand (4)
(2)
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