Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Olympic boxing tournament

Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates19–31 July
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leon Spinks  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sixto Soria  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Costica Dafinoiu  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janusz Gortat  Poland
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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Leon Spinks
 United States
Silver Sixto Soria
 Cuba
Bronze Costica Dafinoiu
 Romania
Bronze Janusz Gortat
 Poland

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Leon Spinks  United States
2 Sixto Soria  Cuba
3T Costica Dafinoiu  Romania
3T Janusz Gortat  Poland
5T Wolfgang Gruber  West Germany
5T Juan Domingo Suárez  Argentina
5T Robert Burgess  Bermuda
5T Ottomar Sachse  East Germany
9T José Rosa  Puerto Rico
9T Vilmos Jakab  Hungary
9T Anatoliy Klimanov  Soviet Union
9T Georgi Stoimenov  Bulgaria
9T Joan Claudi Montane  Andorra
14T Hocine Tafer  France
14T Miloslav Popović  Yugoslavia
14T Abdel Latif Fatihi  Morocco
14T Ernesto Sánchez  Venezuela
14T Roger Fortin  Canada

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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