Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Olympic boxing tournament

Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates21 September – 2 October
Competitors26 from 26 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Maynard  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nurmagomed Shanavazov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Damir Škaro  Yugoslavia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henryk Petrich  Poland
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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 21 September to 2 October 1988. 26 boxers from 26 nations competed. Andrew Maynard won the gold medal.[1]

Medalists

Gold Andrew Maynard
 United States
Silver Nurmagomed Shanavazov
 Soviet Union
Bronze Damir Škaro
 Yugoslavia
Bronze Henryk Petrich
 Poland

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Andrew Maynard  United States
2 Nurmagomed Shanavazov  Soviet Union
3T Damir Škaro  Yugoslavia
3T Henryk Petrich  Poland
5T Lajos Erős  Hungary
5T Ahmed El-Nagar  Egypt
5T Joseph Akhasamba  Kenya
5T Andrea Magi  Italy
9T Nelson Adams  Puerto Rico
9T Mika Masoe  American Samoa
9T Chris Collins  Grenada
9T Niels Madsen  Denmark
9T Osmond Imadiyi  Nigeria
9T Sione Vaveni Talia'uli  Tonga
9T Brent Kosolofski  Canada
9T Markus Bott  West Germany
17T Terry Dixon  Jamaica
17T Park Byeong-jin  South Korea
17T Rund Kanika  Zaire
17T Deyan Kirilov  Bulgaria
17T Tommy Bauro  Solomon Islands
17T Jeffrey Nedd  Aruba
17T Pua Ulberg  Western Samoa
17T Ahmed El-Masri  Lebanon
17T René Suetovius  East Germany
17T Patrick Lihanda  Uganda

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–: 76-81 kg