Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates30 July – 11 August
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Anton Josipović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Silver medal icon.svg Kevin Barry Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg Evander Holyfield Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Mustapha Moussa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
  1980
1988  

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] .

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 31 July 1984Round of 32
Saturday, 4 August 1984Round of 16
Tuesday, 7 August 1984Quarter-finals
Thursday, 9 August 1984Semi-finals
Saturday, 11 August 1984Final

Medalists

Gold Anton Josipović
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia
Silver Kevin Barry
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Bronze Evander Holyfield
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Bronze Mustapha Moussa
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Anton Josipović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
2 Kevin Barry Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
3T Evander Holyfield Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3T Mustapha Moussa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
5T Tony Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
5T Georgică Donici Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
5T Sylvanus Okello Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5T Jean-Paul Nanga-Ntsah Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
9T Drake Thadzi Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
9T Roberto Oviedo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
9T Fine Sani Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
9T Markus Bott Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9T Michael Nassoro Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
9T Ismail Salman Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq
9T Christer Corpi Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
9T Jonathan Kiriisa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
17T Juha Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
17T Ahmed El-Nagar Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
17T Taju Akay Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
17T Anthony Longdon Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
17T Philip Pinder Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
17T Arcadio Fuentes Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
17T Don Smith Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
17T Djiguible Traoré Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

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

Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days, so he was 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]

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References

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  2. "Olympic Games - Los Angeles, USA - July 28 - August 12 1984". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
  3. "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 AP (12 August 1984). "Holyfield loses appeal, but gains bronze". Boca Raton News. p. 4D. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.