Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
Olympic boxing tournament
Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |||||||||||||||
Dates | 30 July – 11 August | |||||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 24 nations | |||||||||||||||
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Boxing
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Light flyweight | men |
Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Light welterweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Light middleweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Light heavyweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
Super heavyweight | men |
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics . The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 24 boxers from 24 nations competed. [1]
Schedule
All times are PDT ( UTC−8 ) [2] .
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 31 July 1984 | Round of 32 | |
Saturday, 4 August 1984 | Round of 16 | |
Tuesday, 7 August 1984 | Quarter-finals | |
Thursday, 9 August 1984 | Semi-finals | |
Saturday, 11 August 1984 | Final |
Medalists
Gold |
Anton Josipović
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Silver |
Kevin Barry
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Bronze |
Evander Holyfield
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Bronze |
Mustapha Moussa
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Results
The following boxers took part in the event: [1]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Anton Josipović |
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2 | Kevin Barry |
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3T | Evander Holyfield |
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3T | Mustapha Moussa |
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5T | Tony Wilson |
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5T | Georgică Donici |
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5T | Sylvanus Okello |
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5T | Jean-Paul Nanga-Ntsah |
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9T | Drake Thadzi |
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9T | Roberto Oviedo |
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9T | Fine Sani |
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9T | Markus Bott |
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9T | Michael Nassoro |
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9T | Ismail Salman |
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9T | Christer Corpi |
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9T | Jonathan Kiriisa |
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17T | Juha Hänninen |
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17T | Ahmed El-Nagar |
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17T | Taju Akay |
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17T | Anthony Longdon |
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17T | Philip Pinder |
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17T | Arcadio Fuentes |
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17T | Don Smith |
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17T | Djiguible Traoré |
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First round
- Michael Nassoro (TNZ) def. Juha Hanninen (FIN), RSCH-1
- Syivaus Okello (KEN) def. Ahmed El-Naggar (EGY), RSC-3
- Evander Holyfield (USA) def. Taju Akay (GHA), RSC-3
- Ismail Salman (IRQ) def. Anthony Longdon (GRN), KO-2
- Jean-Paul Nanga (CMR) def. Philip Pinder (BAH), 5:0
- Christer Corpi (SWE) def. Arcadio Fuentes (PUR), KO-1
- Kevin Barry (NZL) def. Don Smith (TRI), 5:0
- Jonathan Kiriisa (UGA) def. Djiguble Traoré (MLI), 5:0
Second round
- Mustapha Moussa (ALG) def. Drake Thadzi (MLW), 5:0
- Anthony Wilson (GBR) def. Roberto Oviedo (ARG), RSC-1
- Georgica Donici (ROU) def. Fine Sani (TNG), 5:0
- Anton Josipović (YUG) def. Markus Bott (FRG), 4:1
- Syivaus Okello (KEN) def. Michael Nassoro (TNZ), 5:0
- Evander Holyfield (USA) def. Ismail Salman (IRQ), RSC-2
- Jean-Paul Nanga (CMR) def. Christer Corpi (SWE), 4:1
- Kevin Barry (NZL) def. Jonathan Kiriisa (UGA), 3:2
Quarterfinals
- Mustapha Moussa (ALG) def. Anthony Wilson (GBR), 5:0
- Anton Josipović (YUG) def. Georgica Donici (ROU), 5:0
- Evander Holyfield (USA) def. Syivaus Okello (KEN), KO-1
- Kevin Barry (NZL) def. Jean-Paul Nanga (CMR), 4:1
Semifinals
- Anton Josipović (YUG) def. Mustapha Moussa (ALG), 5:0
- Kevin Barry (NZL) def. Evander Holyfield (USA), DSQ-2
Holyfield was controversially disqualified for punching Barry after what seemed to be a stop. However, on a replay it is seen that the referee stopped the bout after his punches. [3] [4]
Final
- Anton Josipović (YUG) def. Kevin Barry (NZL), walk-over
Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days, so he scratched from the final. [4] During the medal ceremony, Josipović shared the highest step of the podium with Holyfield and raised his hand, thus acknowledging that Evander was the real winner. [5]
References
- 1 2 "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight" . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 . Retrieved 1 January 2019 .
- ↑ "Olympic Games - Los Angeles, USA - July 28 - August 12 1984" . amateur-boxing.strefa.pl .
- ↑ "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics" . 21 July 2009 . Retrieved 18 January 2018 .
- 1 2 AP (12 August 1984). "Holyfield loses appeal, but gains bronze" . Boca Raton News . p. 4D . Retrieved 30 January 2012 .
- ↑ "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics" . 21 July 2009 . Retrieved 18 January 2018 .
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