Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

Middleweight boxing at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue	Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona
Dates	28 July – 8 August
Competitors	28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Ariel Hernández  Cuba Chris Byrd  United States Chris Johnson  Canada Lee Seung-bae  South Korea
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The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 8 August 1992. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Ariel Hernández  Cuba
Silver	Chris Byrd  United States
Bronze	Chris Johnson  Canada
Bronze	Lee Seung-bae  South Korea

Results

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

Rank	Name	Country
1	Ariel Hernández	Cuba
2	Chris Byrd	United States
3T	Chris Johnson	Canada
3T	Lee Seung-bae	South Korea
5T	Stefan Trendafilov	Bulgaria
5T	Ahmed Dine	Algeria
5T	Sven Ottke	Germany
5T	Albert Papilaya	Indonesia
9T	Chao Lu	China
9T	Mohamed Siluvangi	Zaire
9T	Aleksandr Lebzyak	Unified Team
9T	Raymond Joval	Netherlands
9T	Brian Lentz	Denmark
9T	Gilberto Brown	Virgin Islands
9T	Makoye Isangula	Tanzania
9T	Ricardo Araneda	Chile
17T	Mark Edwards	Great Britain
17T	Justann Crawford	Australia
17T	Tommaso Russo	Italy
17T	Likou Aliu	Western Samoa
17T	Richard Santiago	Puerto Rico
17T	Bandiin Altangerel	Mongolia
17T	Lotfi Missaoui	Tunisia
17T	Joseph Laryea	Ghana
17T	Siamak Varzideh	Iran
17T	Robert Buda	Poland
17T	Luis Méndez	Uruguay
17T	Michal Franek	Czechoslovakia

First round

• Stefan Trendafilov (BUL) – BYE
• Lu Chao (CHN) – BYE
• Chris Johnson (CAN) – BYE
• Mohamed Siluvangi (ZAI) – BYE
• Chris Byrd (USA) def. Mark Edwards (GBR), 21:3
• Aleksandr Lebziak (EUN) def. Justann Crawford (AUS), RSCH-3 (01:56)
• Ahmed Dine (ALG) def. Tommaso Russo (ITA), 6:4
• Raymond Joval (NED) def. Likou Aliu (SAM), RSC-3 (01:30)
• Sven Ottke (GER) def. Richard Santiago (PUR), 15:2
• Brian Lentz (DEN) def. Bandj Altangerel (MGL), 4:0
• Gilberto Brown (ISV) def. Lotfi Missaoui (TUN), 6:4
• Ariel Hernández (CUB) def. Joseph Lareya (GHA), 6:0
• Makoye Isangula (TAN) def. Siamak Varzideh (IRN), RSC-1 (01:58)
• Albert Papilaya (INA) def. Robert Buda (POL), 11:5
• Ricardo Araneda (CHI) def. Luis Hugo Mendez (URU), RSC-2 (02:20)
• Lee Seung-Bae (KOR) def. Michal Franek (TCH), 6:2

Second round

• Stefan Trendafilov (BUL) def. Lu Chao (CHN), RSC-1 (01:45)
• Chris Johnson (CAN) def. Mohamed Siluvangi (ZAI), RSCH-3 (02:39)
• Chris Byrd (USA) def. Aleksandr Lebziak (EUN), 16:7
• Ahmed Dine (ALG) def. Raymond Joval (NED), 22:14
• Sven Ottke (GER) def. Brian Lentz (DEN), 9:2
• Ariel Hernández (CUB) def. Gilberto Brown (ISV), 13:2
• Albert Papilaya (INA) def. Makoye Isangula (TAN), 13:6
• Lee Seung-Bae (KOR) def. Ricardo Araneda (CHI), 12:8

Quarterfinals

• Chris Johnson (CAN) def. Stefan Trendafilov (BUL), RSC-1 (02:52)
• Chris Byrd (USA) def. Ahmed Dine (ALG), 21:2
• Ariel Hernández (CUB) def. Sven Ottke (GER), 14:6
• Lee Seung-Bae (KOR) def. Albert Papilaya (INA), 15:3

Semifinals

• Chris Byrd (USA) def. Chris Johnson (CAN), 17:3
• Ariel Hernández (CUB) def. Lee Seung-Bae (KOR), 14:1

Final

• Ariel Hernández (CUB) def. Chris Byrd (USA), 12:7

References