Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

Boxing competitions

Welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates20 July – 3 August
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Saitov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Juan Hernández Sierra  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Santos  Puerto Rico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marian Simion  Romania
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The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 67 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04.[1]

Medalists

Gold Oleg Saitov
 Russia
Silver Juan Hernández Sierra
 Cuba
Bronze Daniel Santos
 Puerto Rico
Marian Simion
 Romania

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Rogelio Martinez (DOM) 2:35
 Hasan Al (DEN) RSCI-3  Hasan Al (DEN) 10
 Parkpoom Jangphonak (THA) 10  Sergeiy Dzinziruk (UKR) 4
 Sergeiy Dzinziruk (UKR) 20  Hasan Al (DEN) 8
 Tengiz Meskhadze (GEO) 4  Marian Simion (ROM) 16
 Fernando Vargas (USA) 10  Fernando Vargas (USA) 7
 Hussein Bayram (FRA) 6  Marian Simion (ROM) 8
 Marian Simion (ROM) 13  Marian Simion (ROM) 7
 Lucas Sinoia (MOZ) 6  Juan Hernandez (CUB) 20
 Vadim Mezga (BLR) 11  Vadim Mezga (BLR) 2
 József Nagy (HUN) 1:48  Juan Hernandez (CUB) 12
 Juan Hernandez (CUB) RSC-2  Juan Hernandez (CUB) 16
 Nurzhan Smanov (KAZ) RSC-2  Nurzhan Smanov (KAZ) 8
 Lynden Hosking (AUS) 1:42  Nurzhan Smanov (KAZ) 13
 Abdul Rasheed (PAK) 12  Abdul Rasheed (PAK) 9
 Jesús Flores (MEX) 7  Juan Hernandez (CUB) 9
 Cahit Süme (TUR) 1  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 14
 Oleg Saitov (RUS) 11  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 9
 Guillermo Saputo (ARG) 7  Ho-Jo Bae (KOR) 5
 Bae Ho-jo (KOR) 11  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 9
 Hassan Mzonge (TAN) 7  Kamel Chater (TUN) 3
 Vitalijus Karpaciauskas (LTU) 32  Vitalijus Karpaciauskas (LTU) 1:16
 Kamel Chater (TUN) TB  Kamel Chater (TUN) RSC-1
 Hercules Kyvelos (CAN) 4:4  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 13
 Nariman Atayev (UZB) 15  Daniel Santos (PUR) 11
 Ashira Evans (KEN) 10  Nariman Atayev (UZB) 11
 Shane Heaps (TGA) 2  Nourbeck Kassenov (KGZ) 7
 Nurbek Kasenov (KGZ) 11  Nariman Atayev (UZB) 15
 Luis Hernández (ECU) 9  Daniel Santos (PUR) 28
 Kabil Lahsen (MAR) 18  Kabil Lahsen (MAR) 4
 Daniel Santos (PUR) RSC-1  Daniel Santos (PUR) 16
 Ernest Atangana Mboa (CMR) 2:54

References

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) · 1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) · 1948: 62–67 kg · 1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg · 2004–2012: 64–69 kg · 2016: 65–69 kg · 2020–: 64–69 kg