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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Exhibition Hall I, Helsinki
Date Started: July 26, 1952
Date Finished: July 26, 1952
| Gold: | Yakiv Punkin |
| Silver: | Imre Polyák |
| Bronze: | Abdel Ahmed Al-Rashid |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakiv Punkin | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 1 | |
| 2T | Abdel Ahmed Al-Rashid | 24 | Egypt | EGY | 2 | |
| 2T | Imre Polyák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 2 | |
| 4T | Bartl Brötzner | 24 | Austria | AUT | 3 | |
| 4T | Safi Taha | 28 | Lebanon | LIB | 3 | withdrew |
| 6T | Umberto Trippa | 21 | Italy | ITA | 4 | |
| 6T | Hasan Bozbey | Turkey | TUR | 4 | ||
| 8T | Erkki Talosela | 31 | Finland | FIN | 5 | eliminated |
| 8T | Ernest Gondzik | 21 | Poland | POL | 5 | eliminated |
| 10T | Rolf Ellerbrock | 19 | Germany | GER | 7 | eliminated |
| 10T | Gunnar Håkansson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 7 | eliminated |
| Unit | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 1952-07-26 | Punkin (URS) decision (3-0), Taha (LIB) |
| Match #2 | 1952-07-26 | Polyák (HUN) decision (3-0), Gondzik (POL) |
| Match #3 | 1952-07-26 | Brötzner (AUT) decision (3-0), Håkansson (SWE) |
| Match #4 | 1952-07-26 | Trippa (ITA) fall (2:14), Ellerbrock (GER) |
| Match #5 | 1952-07-26 | Al-Rashid (EGY) decision (3-0), Talosela (FIN) |
| Match #6 | 1952-07-26 | Bozbey (TUR) |