Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August. Eleven boxing events (all men's individual) were contested.

Archery
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
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Shamil Sabirov
 Soviet Union
Hipólito Ramos
 Cuba
Ismail Mustafov
 Bulgaria
Lee Byong-Uk
 North Korea
Flyweight
details
Petar Lesov
 Bulgaria
Viktor Miroshnichenko
 Soviet Union
Hugh Russell
 Ireland
János Váradi
 Hungary
Bantamweight
details
Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez
 Cuba
Bernardo Pinango
 Venezuela
Michael Anthony
 Guyana
Dumitru Cipere
 Romania
Featherweight
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Rudi Fink
 East Germany
Adolfo Horta
 Cuba
Krzysztof Kosedowski
 Poland
Viktor Rybakov
 Soviet Union
Lightweight
details
Ángel Herrera
 Cuba
Viktor Demyanenko
 Soviet Union
Kazimierz Adach
 Poland
Richard Nowakowski
 East Germany
Light welterweight
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Patrizio Oliva
 Italy
Serik Konakbayev
 Soviet Union
José Aguilar
 Cuba
Tony Willis
 Great Britain
Welterweight
details
Andrés Aldama
 Cuba
John Mugabi
 Uganda
Karl-Heinz Krüger
 East Germany
Kazimierz Szczerba
 Poland
Light middleweight
details
Armando Martínez
 Cuba
Aleksandr Koshkyn
 Soviet Union
Ján Franek
 Czechoslovakia
Detlef Kästner
 East Germany
Middleweight
details
José Gómez
 Cuba
Viktor Savchenko
 Soviet Union
Jerzy Rybicki
 Poland
Valentin Silaghi
 Romania
Light heavyweight
details
Slobodan Kačar
 Yugoslavia
Paweł Skrzecz
 Poland
Herbert Bauch
 East Germany
Ricardo Rojas
 Cuba
Heavyweight
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Teófilo Stevenson
 Cuba
Pyotr Zayev
 Soviet Union
Jürgen Fanghänel
 East Germany
István Lévai
 Hungary

Events

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • 22 competitors from 22 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Shamil Sabirov  Soviet Union
Silver Hipolito Ramos  Cuba
Bronze Li Byong-Uk  North Korea
Bronze Ismail Mustafov  Bulgaria

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 21, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 25, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 29, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • 22 competitors from 22 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Petar Lesov  Bulgaria
Silver Viktor Miroshnichenko  Soviet Union
Bronze Hugh Russell  Ireland
Bronze János Váradi  Hungary

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 22, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 26, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 29, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • 34 competitors from 34 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Juan Hernández  Cuba
Silver Bernardo Piñango  Venezuela
Bronze Michael Anthony  Guyana
Bronze Dumitru Cipere  Romania

First Round (1/32 Final) – July 20, 1980

Second Round (1/16 Final) – July 23, 1980

Third Round (1/8 Final) – July 27, 1980

Fourth Round (1/4 Final) – July 30, 1980

Fifth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Sixth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • 35 competitors from 35 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Rudi Fink  East Germany
Silver Adolfo Horta  Cuba
Bronze Viktor Rybakov  Soviet Union
Bronze Krzysztof Kosedowski  Poland

First Round (1/32 Final) – July 20, 1980

Second Round (1/16 Final) – July 24, 1980

Third Round (1/8 Final) – July 28, 1980

Fourth Round (1/4 Final) – July 30, 1980

Fifth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Sixth Round (1/32 Final) – August 2, 1980


Lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • 29 competitors from 29 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Ángel Herrera  Cuba
Silver Viktor Demyanenko  Soviet Union
Bronze Kazimierz Adach  Poland
Bronze Richard Nowakowski  East Germany

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 20, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 25, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 29, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

  • 30 competitors from 30 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Patrizio Oliva  Italy
Silver Serik Konakbaev  Soviet Union
Bronze Anthony Willis  Great Britain
Bronze Jose Aguilar  Cuba

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 21, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 26, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 29, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Welterweight (– 67 kg)

  • 29 competitors from 29 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Andrés Aldama  Cuba
Silver John Mugabi  Uganda
Bronze Karl-Heinz Krüger  East Germany
Bronze Kazimierz Szczerba  Poland

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 22, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 27, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 30, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/16 Final) – August 2, 1980


Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • 23 competitors from 23 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Armando Martínez  Cuba
Silver Aleksandr Koshkyn  Soviet Union
Bronze Jan Franek  Czechoslovakia
Bronze Detlef Kästner  East Germany

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 23, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 28, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 30, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • 19 competitors from 19 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold José Gómez  Cuba
Silver Viktor Savchenko  Soviet Union
Bronze Valentin Silaghi  Romania
Bronze Jerzy Rybicki  Poland

First Round (1/16 Final) – July 24, 1980

Second Round (1/8 Final) – July 27, 1980

Third Round (1/4 Final) – July 30, 1980

Fourth Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fifth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

  • 16 competitors from 16 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Slobodan Kacar  Yugoslavia
Silver Pawel Skrzecz  Poland
Bronze Herbert Bauch  East Germany
Bronze Ricardo Rojas  Cuba

First Round (1/8 Final) – July 26, 1980

Second Round (1/4 Final) – July 29, 1980

Third Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fourth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

  • 14 competitors from 14 countries


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Gold Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba
Silver Piotr Zaev  Soviet Union
Bronze István Lévai  Hungary
Bronze Jürgen Fanghänel  East Germany

First Round (1/8 Final) – July 25, 1980

Second Round (1/4 Final) – July 29, 1980

Third Round (1/2 Final) – July 31, 1980

Fourth Round (1/1 Final) – August 2, 1980


  • Remarks: the first mentioned bronze medallist competed against the Olympic champion in the semi-finals; country names are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.

Medal table

Pos Country: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Total:
1  Cuba (CUB) 6 2 2 10
2  Soviet Union (URS) 1 6 1 8
3  East Germany (GDR) 1 0 5 6
4  Bulgaria (BUL) 1 0 1 2
5  Italy (ITA) 1 0 0 1
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 1 0 0 1
7  Poland (POL) 0 1 4 5
8  Uganda (UGA) 0 1 0 1
 Venezuela (VEN) 0 1 0 1
10  Hungary (HUN) 0 0 2 2
 Romania (ROU) 0 0 2 2
12  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 0 1 1
 Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1
 Guyana (GUY) 0 0 1 1
 Ireland (IRL) 0 0 1 1
 North Korea (PRK) 0 0 1 1

References