Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Appearance
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Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.[1]
There was significant controversy surrounding judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the US and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.[2]
Qualification
The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Event | Date | Venue |
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Asian Championships | 1 to October 8, 1995 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
European Championships | March 30 to April 7, 1996 | Vejle, Denmark |
All-Africa Games | 13 to September 23, 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Africa Qualification Tournament | April/May 1996 | Cairo, Egypt |
Australia and Oceania Qualification Tournament | October 1995 | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
Pan American Games | March 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Central America Qualification Tournament | February 1996 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
North America Qualification Tournament | April 1996 | Halifax, Canada |
South American Championships | March 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Asian Qualification Tournament | April 19–20, 1996 | Pasay, Philippines |
Medal winners
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | United States (USA)* | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Controversial Olympic loss may have set Mayweather on historic path".