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Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
VenuePavelló Club Joventut Badalona
Dates28 July – 8 August
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Félix Savón  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Izonritei  Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Tua  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arnold Vanderlyde  Netherlands
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The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 8 August 1992. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Félix Savón
 Cuba
Silver David Izonritei
 Nigeria
Bronze David Tua
 New Zealand
Bronze Arnold Vanderlyde
 Netherlands

Results

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The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

Rank Name Country
1 Félix Savón  Cuba
2 David Izonritei  Nigeria
3T David Tua  New Zealand
3T Arnold Vanderlyde  Netherlands
5T Vojtěch Rückschloss  Czechoslovakia
5T Kirk Johnson  Canada
5T Paul Douglas  Ireland
5T Danell Nicholson  United States
9T Georgios Stefanopoulos  Greece
9T José Ortega  Spain
9T Joseph Akhasamba  Kenya
9T Morteza Shiri  Iran
9T Chae Seong-bae  South Korea
9T Aleksey Chudinov  Unified Team
9T Željko Mavrović  Croatia
9T Bert Teuchert  Germany
17T Emilio Leti  Western Samoa
17T John Pettersson  Sweden
17T Vidas Markevičius  Lithuania
17T Mark Hulstrøm  Denmark
17T Paul Lawson  Great Britain
17T Elio Ibarra  Argentina
17T Krzysztof Rojek  Poland

First round

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Second round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.