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 winning the semi-final bout which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.
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
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 |
Results
Light flyweight (– 48kg)
Flyweight (– 51kg)
Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Featherweight (– 57kg)
Lightweight (– 60kg)
First round
- Michael Strange, Canada def. Francisco Martínez Ruíz, Mexico
- Dennis Zimba, Zambia def. Serguei Ostrochapkine, Belarus, RSC-3 (02:00)
- Tontcho Tontchev, Bulgaria def. Oktavian Taykou, Moldovoa, RSC-2 (01:40)
- Jaroslav Konečný, Czech Republic def. Idrissa Kabore, Burkina Faso, 16–6
- Pongsith Wiangwiset, Thailand def. Irvin Buhlalu, South Africa 21–5
- Terrance Cauthen, United States def. Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev, Uzbekistan, 18–6
- Tumentsetseg Uitumen, Mongolia def. Miguel Mojica, Dominican Republic, 7–1
- Shin Eun-Chul, South Korea def. George Maina, Kenya, RSC-3 (02:59)
- Fabrizio Nieva, Argentina def. Franco Agentho, Uganda, 12–8
- Hocine Soltani, Algeria def. Vahdettin İşsever, Turkey, 14–2
- Agnaldo Nunes, Brazil def. Henry Kunsi, Papua New Guinea, 11–11
- Sergey Kopenkin, Kyrgyzstan def. Christian Giantomassi, Italy, 12–11
- Leonard Doroftei, Romania def. Julio Mboumba, Gabon, RSC-2 (01:46)
- Julio Valladares Gonzalez, Cuba def. Romeo Brin, Philippines, 24–13
- Koba Gogoladze, Georgia def. Ri Chol, North Korea, 17–9
Second round
- Michael Strange, Canada def. Mekhak Ghazaryan, Armenia, 16–7
- Tontcho Tontchev, Bulgaria def. Dennis Zimba, Zambia, 17–9
- Pongsith Wiangwiset, Thailand def. Jaroslav Konečný, Czech Republic, 20–6
- Terrance Cauthen, United States def. Tumentsetseg Uitumen, Mongolia, 10–9
- Shin Eun-Chul, South Korea def. Fabrizio Nieva, Argentina, 27–11
- Hocine Soltani, Algeria def. Agnaldo Nunes, Brazil, 11–1
- Leonard Doroftei, Romania def. Sergey Kopenkin, Kyrgyzstan, 10–1
- Koba Gogoladze, Georgia def. Julio Gonzalez Valladares, Cuba, 14–9
Quarterfinals
- Terrance Cauthen, United States def. Pongsith Wiangwiset, Thailand, 14–10
- Tontcho Tontchev, Bulgaria def. Michael Strange, Canada, 16–10
- Hocine Soltani, Algeria def. Shin Eun-Chul, South Korea, 16–10
- Leonard Doroftei, Romania def. Koba Gogoladze, Georgia, 17–8
Semifinals
- Tontcho Tontchev, Bulgaria def. Terrance Cauthen, United States, 15–12
- Hocine Soltani, Algeria def. Leonard Doroftei, Romania, 9–6
Final
- Hocine Soltani, Algeria def. Tontcho Tontchev, Bulgaria, 3–3
Light welterweight (– 63.5kg)
First round
- Héctor Vinent, Cuba def. Hyung-Min Han, South Korea, RSC-2 (02:00)
- Nurhan Suleymanoglu, Turkey def. Aboubacar Diallo, Guinea, 21–5
- Phillip Boudreault, Canada def. Haji Matumla, Tanzania, 16–12
- Eduard Zakharov, Russia def. Fumitaka Nitami, Japan, 21–6
- Davis Mwale, Zambia def. Steven Kevi, Papua New Guinea, 16–3
- Bolat Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan def. Carlos Martínez, Mexico, 25–3
- Jervy Le Gras, Seychelles def. Dario Esalas, Colombia, 26–12
- Babak Moghimi, Iran def. Radoslav Suslekov, Bulgaria, 11–3
- Jacek Bielski, Poland def. Luis Deines Pérez, Puerto Rico, 18–2
- Mohamed Alalou, Algeria def. Peter Bulinga, Kenya, 17–3
- Francis Barrett, Ireland def. Zely Ferreria, Brazil, 32–7
- Fethi Missaoui, Tunisia def. Lee Trautsch, Australia, 25–9
- David Díaz, United States def. Jacobo Garcia, US Virgin Islands, RSC-3 (00:33)
- Oktay Urkal, Germany def. Reynaldo Galido, Philippines, 19–2
- Sergey Bykovsky, Belarus def. Besiki Wardzetashvili, Georgia, 11–11, referee decision
- Nordine Mouichi, France def. Ullah Usman, Pakistan, KO-1 (01:24)
Second round
- Héctor Vinent, Cuba def. Nurhan Suleymanoglu, Turkey, 23–1
- Eduard Zakharov, Russia def. Phillip Boudreault, Canada, 11–9
- Bolat Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan def. Davis Mwale, Zambia, 11–3
- Babak Moghimi, Iran def. Jervy Le Gras, Seychelles, 16–7
- Fethi Missaoui, Tunisia def. Francis Barrett, Ireland, 18–6
- Oktay Urkal, Germany def. David Díaz, United States, 14–6
- Nordine Mouichi, France def. Sergey Bykovsky, Belarus, 17–6
- Mohamed Alalou, Algeria def. Jacek Bielski, Poland, 19–8
Quarterfinals
- Héctor Vinent, Cuba def. Eduard Zakharov, Russia, 15–7
- Bolat Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan def. Babak Moghimi, Iran, 13–8
- Fethi Missaoui, Tunisia def. Mohamed Alalou, Algeria, 16–15
- Oktay Urkal, Germany def. Nordine Mouichi, France, 19–10
Semifinals
- Héctor Vinent, Cuba def. Bolat Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 23–6
- Oktay Urkal, Germany def. Fethi Missaoui, Tunisia, 20–6
Final
- Héctor Vinent, Cuba def. Oktay Urkal, Germany, 20–13
Welterweight (– 67kg)
First round
- Hasan Al, Denmark def. Rogelio Martínez, Dominican Republic, RSCI-3 (02:31)
- Sergiy Dzindziruk, Ukraine def. Parkpoom Jangphonak, Thailand, 20–10
- Fernando Vargas, United States def. Tengiz Meskhadze, Georgia, 10–4
- Marian Simion, Romania def. Hussein Bayram, France, 13–6
- Vadim Mezga, Belarus def. Lucas Sinoia, Mozambique, 11–6
- Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuba def. József Nagy, Hungary, RSC-2 (01:48)
- Nurzhan Smanov, Kazakhstan def. Lynden Hosking, Australia, RSC-2, 1:42
- Abdul Rasheed Baloch, Pakistan def. Jesús Flores, Mexico, 12–7
- Oleg Saitov, Russia def. Cahit Sume, Turkey, 11–1
- Ho-Jo Bae, South Korea def. Guillermo Saputo, Argentina, 11–7
- Vitalijus Karpačiauskas, Lithuania def. Hassan Mzonge, Tanzania, 9–1
- Kamel Charter, Tunisia def. Hercules Kyvelos, Canada, 4–4 won by tie break
- Nariman Atayev, Uzbekistan def. Ashira Evans, Kenya, 15–10
- Nourbek Kassenov, Kyrgyzstan def. Shane Heaps, Tonga, 11–2
- Kabil Lahsen, Morocco def. Luis Hernandez, Ecuador, 18–9
- Daniel Santos, Puerto Rico def. Ernest Atangana Mboa, Cameroon, RSC-1 (02:54)
Second round
- Hasan Al, Denmark def. Sergiy Dzinziruk, Ukraine, 10–4
- Marian Simion, Romania def. Fernando Vargas, United States, 8–7
- Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuba def. Vadim Mezga, Belarus, 12–2
- Nurzhan Smanov, Kazakhstan def. Abdul Rasheed Baloch, Pakistan, 13–9
- Oleg Saitov, Russia def. Ho-Jo Bae, South Korea, 9–5
- Kamel Chater, Tunisia def. Vitalijus Karpačiauskas, Lithuania, RSC-1 (01:16)
- Nariman Atayev, Uzbekistan def. Nourbek Kassenov, Kyrgyzstan, 11–7
- Daniel Santos, Puerto Rico def. Kabil Lahsen, Morocco, 16–4
Quarterfinals
- Marian Simion, Romania def. Hasan Al, Denmark, 16–8
- Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuba def. Nurzhan Smanov, Kazakhstan, 16–8
- Daniel Santos, Puerto Rico def. Nariman Atayev, Uzbekistan, 28–15
- Oleg Saitov, Russia def. Kamel Chater, Tunisia, 9–3
Semifinals
- Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuba def. Marian Simion, Romania, 20–7
- Oleg Saitov, Russia def. Daniel Santos, Puerto Rico, 13–11
Final
- Oleg Saitov, Russia def. Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuba, 14–9
Light middleweight (– 71kg)
First round
- Rival Cadeau, Seychelles def. Jorge Silva, Brazil, 22–7
- Karim Tulaganov, Uzbekistan def. Oscar Gómez, Argentina, RSC-3 (02:50)
- David Reid, United States def. Lee Wan-Kyun, South Korea, 20–4
- Yared Wolde, Ethiopia def. Kurt Sinette, Trinidad and Tobago, 11–10
- Pavel Polakovič, Czech Republic def. Victor Kunene, South Africa, 8–1
- Jørn Johnson, Norway def. Sean Black, Jamaica, 13–7
- György Mizsei, Hungary def. Richard Rowles, Australia, 10–2
- Mohamed Marmouri, Tunisia def. Maselino Masoe, American Samoa, 11–8
- Markus Beyer, Germany def. Francisc Vastag, Romania, 17–12
- Hendrik Simangunsong, Indonesia def. Alexander Kwangwald, Zimbabwe, 12–1
- Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakhstan def. Nick Farrell, Canada, 15–4
- Serhiy Horodnichov, Ukraine def. Albert Eromosele, Nigeria, 18–4
- Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba def. Jozef Gilewski, Poland, 10–2
- Antonio Perugino, Italy def. José Luis Quiñones, Puerto Rico, 10–8
- Roger Pettersson, Sweden def. Shokhrat Kourbanov, Turkmenistan, 7–2
Second round
- Rival Cadeau, Seychelles def. Ashikwe Larega, Ghana, 18–6
- Karim Tulaganov, Uzbekistan def. Yared Wolde, Ethiopia, 13–9
- David Reid, United States def. Pavel Polakovič, Czech Republic, 12–5
- Mohamed Marmouri, Tunisia def. Jørn Johnson, Norway, 17–4
- Markus Beyer, Germany def. György Mizsei, Hungary, 14–6
- Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakhstan def. Hendrik Simangunsong, Indonesia, RSC-1 (02:14)
- Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba def. Serhiy Horodnichov, Ukraine, 15–2
- Antonio Perugino, Italy def. Roger Pettersson, Sweden, 18–4
Quarterfinals
- Karim Tulaganov, Uzbekistan def. Rival Cadeau, Seychelles, RSC-1, 1:24
- David Reid, United States def. Mohamed Marmouri, Tunisia, 13–8
- Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakhstan def. Markus Beyer, Germany, 19–9
- Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba def. Antonio Perugino, Italy, 15–8
Semifinals
- David Reid, United States def. Karim Tulaganov, Uzbekistan, 12–4
- Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba def. Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakhstan, 28–19
Final
- David Reid, United States def. Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba, KO-3 (00:36)
Middleweight (– 75kg)
First round
- Malik Beyleroğlu, Turkey vs bye
- Zsolt Erdei, Hungary def. Juan Pablo López, Mexico, RSC-3 (01:38)
- Tomasz Borowski, Poland def. Mohamed Mesbahi, Morocco, 9–6
- Hirokuni Moto, Japan def. Tao Chen, China, 15–10
- Akaki Kakauridze, Georgia def. Ricardo Araneda, Chile, 10–3
- Mohamed Bahari, Algeria def. Marcus Thomas, Barbados, RSC-2 (02:20)
- Brian Magee, Ireland def. Randall Thompson, Canada, 13–5
- Bertrand Tetsia, Cameroon def. Lim-Chul Moon, South Korea, 12–2
- Ricardo Rodríguez, Brazil def. Bob Gasio, Western Samoa, 11–4
- Rhoshii Wells, United States def. Sefid Dashti Mollal, Iran, 24–7
- Dilshod Yarbekov, Uzbekistan def. Brian Johansen, Denmark, RSC-3 (02:47)
- Ludovik Plachetka, Czech Republic def. Dan Mathunjawa, Swaziland, 20–4
- Ariel Hernández, Cuba def. Kabary Salem, Egypt, 11–2
- Sven Ottke, Germany def. Jean-Paul Mendy, France, 11–4
- Alexander Lebziak, Russia def. Rowan Donaldson, Jamaica, 20–4
- Justann Crawford, Australia def. Sackey Shivute, Namibia, 12–3
Second round
- Malik Beyleroğlu, Turkey def. Zsolt Erdei, Hungary, 9–8
- Tomasz Borowski, Poland def. Hirokuni Moto, Japan, 11–6
- Mohamed Bahari, Algeria def. Akaki Kakauridze, Georgia, 8–5
- Brian Magee, Ireland def. Bertrand Tetsia, Cameroon, 11–6
- Rhoshii Wells, United States def. Ricardo Rodríguez, Brazil, 16–2
- Dilshod Yarbekov, Uzbekistan def. Ludovik Plachetka, Czech Republic, 4–4
- Ariel Hernández, Cuba def. Sven Ottke, Germany, 5–0
- Alexander Lebziak, Russia def. Justann Crawford, Australia, RSC-3 (00:34)
Quarterfinals
- Malik Beyleroğlu, Turkey def. Tomasz Borowski, Poland, 16–12
- Mohamed Bahari, Algeria def. Brian Magee, Ireland, 12–9
- Rhoshii Wells, United States def. Dilshod Yarbekov, Uzbekistan, 8–8, judges cards
- Ariel Hernández, Cuba def. Alexander Lebziak, Russia, 15–8
Semifinals
- Malik Beyleroğlu, Turkey def. Mohamed Bahari, Algeria, 11–11, referee decision
- Ariel Hernández, Cuba def. Rhoshii Wells, United States, 17–8
Final
- Ariel Hernández, Cuba def. Malik Beyleroğlu, Turkey, 11–3
Light heavyweight (– 81kg)
First round
- Antonio Tarver, United States def. Dmitry Vybornov, Russia, 5–2
- Sybrand Botes, South Africa def. Gabriel Hernández, Dominican Republic, 16–11
- Enrique Flores, Puerto Rico def. Gurcharn Singh, India, 15–7
- Troy Amos-Ross, Canada def. Roland Raforme, Seychelles, KO-3 (00:44)
- Paul Mbongo, Cameroon def. Peter Odhiambo, Kenya, 15–6
- Vassili Jirov, Kazakhstan def. Julio González, Mexico, RSC-2 (00:50)
- Pietro Aurino, Italy def. Yusuf Öztürk, Turkey, 15–7
- Daniel Bispo, Brazil def. Adnan Khaddour, Syria, 9–4
- Jean-Louis Mandengue, France def. Ayoub Pourtaghi Ghoushchi, Iran, 21–9
- Ismael Kone, Sweden def. Ilkham Kerimov, Azerbaijan, 22–3
- Thomas Ulrich, Germany def. Rick Timperi, Australia, 21–7
- Stipe Drvis, Croatia def. John Douglas, Guayana, RSC-2 (00:08)
- Timur Ibragimov, Uzbekistan def. Rostyslav Zaulychnyi, Ukraine, 7–3
- Lee Seung-Bae, South Korea def. Samuela Leu, Western Samoa, 14–0
- Freddy Rojas, Cuba def. Mahmoud Kalifa, Egypt, 20–9
Second round
- Antonio Tarver, United States def. David Kowah, Sierra Leone, RSC-1 (02:43)
- Enrique Flores, Puerto Rico def. Sybrand Botes, South Africa, 16–7
- Troy Amos-Ross, Canada def. Paul Mbongo, Cameroon, 7–3
- Vassili Jirov, Kazakhstan def. Pietro Aurino, Italy, 18–13
- Daniel Bispo, Brazil def. Jean-Louis Mandengue, France, RSC-1 (01:50)
- Stipe Drvis, Croatia def. Timur Ibragimov, Uzbekistan, 10–9
- Thomas Ulrich, Germany def. Ismael Kone, Sweden, 24–9
- Lee Seung-Bae, South Korea def. Freddy Rojas, Cuba, 13–9
Quarterfinals
- Antonio Tarver, United States def. Enrique Flores, Puerto Rico, RSC-3 (01:54)
- Vassili Jirov, Kazakhstan def. Troy Amos-Ross, Canada, 14–8
- Thomas Ulrich, Germany def. Daniel Bispo, Brazil, 14–7
- Lee Seung-Bae, South Korea def. Stipe Drvis, Croatia, 14–11
Semifinals
- Vassili Jirov, Kazakhstan def. Antonio Tarver, United States, 15–9
- Lee Seung-bae, South Korea def. Thomas Ulrich, Germany, 12–8
Final
- Vassili Jirov, Kazakhstan def. Lee Seung-Bae, South Korea, 17–4
Heavyweight (– 91kg)
First round
- Igor Kshinin, Russia def. Mustapha Amrou, Egypt, 17–4
- Luan Krasniqi, Germany def. Ruslan Chagaev, Uzbekistan, 12–4
- Garth da Silva, New Zealand def. Cathal O'Grady, Ireland, RSC-1 (01:40)
- Serguei Dychkov, Belarus def. Romans Kuklins, Latvia, 16–6
- Woiciech Bartnik, Poland def. Lakha Singh, India, 14–2
- Georgi Kandelaki, Georgia, def. Thompson García, Ecuador, abandoned
- Kwamena Turkson, Sweden, def. Young-Sam Ko, South Korea, 12–8
- Félix Savón, Cuba, def. Andrey Kurnyavka, Kyrgyzstan, 9–3
Second round
- Nate Jones, United States def. Fola Okesola, Great Britain, RSC-3 (02:53)
- Jiang Tao, China def. Charles Kizza, Uganda, 10–7
- Christophe Mendy, France def. Ovidiu Bali, Romania, RSC-2 (00:44)
- David DeFiagbon, Canada def. Omar Ahmed, Kenya, 15–4
- Luan Krasniqi, Germany def. Igor Kshinin, Russia, 10–2
- Georgi Kandelaki, Georgia def. Woiciech Bartnik, Poland, 6–1
- Serguei Dychkov, Belarus def. Garth da Silva, New Zealand, 12–8
- Félix Savón, Cuba def. Kwamena Turkson, Sweden, KO-1 (02:29)
Quarterfinals
- Nate Jones, United States def. Jiang Tao, China, 21–4
- David Defiagbon, Canada def. Christophe Mendy, France, DSQ-3 (01:01)
- Luan Krasniqi, Germany def. Serguei Dychkov, Belarus, 10–5
- Félix Savón, Cuba def. Georgi Kandelaki, Georgia, 20–4
Semifinals
- David Defiagbon, Canada def. Nate Jones, United States, 16–10
- Félix Savón, Cuba def. Luan Krasniqi, Germany, walkover
Final
- Félix Savón, Cuba def. David Defiagbon, Canada, 20–2
Super heavyweight (> 91kg)
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 January 2019.