2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight

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The Light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.

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Medalists

Gold Artur Beterbiyev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver Elshod Rasulov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Bronze Jose Larduet
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Abdelkader Bouhenia
Flag of France.svg  France

Seeds

  1. Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelhafid Benchabla (third round)
  2. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Elshod Rasulov (final)
  3. Flag of Ireland.svg Kenny Egan (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of India.svg Dinesh Kumar (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Artur Beterbiyev (champion)
  6. Flag of Hungary.svg Imre Szellő (first round)
  7. Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Larduet (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Lithuania.svg Daugirdas Semiotas (second round)

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Carlos Góngora  (ECU)6
Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Larduet  (CUB)10
Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Larduet  (CUB)6
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)10
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)RSC
Flag of India.svg  Dinesh Kumar  (IND)
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)13
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)10
Flag of Ireland.svg  Kenny Egan  (IRL)9
Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Bouhenia  (FRA)17
Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Bouhenia  (FRA)4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)8
Flag of Germany.svg  Rene Krause  (GER)2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)8

Top half

Section 1

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhafid Benchabla  (ALG)20
Flag of Moldova.svg  Vladimir Cheles  (MDA)11
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhafid Benchabla  (ALG)10
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Carlos Góngora  (ECU)13
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Carlos Góngora  (ECU)15
Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Rosciglione  (ITA)1
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Carlos Góngora  (ECU)6
Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Larduet  (CUB)10
Flag of Georgia.svg  Revaz Karelishvili  (GEO)10
Flag of Finland.svg  Eemeli Katajisto  (FIN)4
Flag of Georgia.svg  Revaz Karelishvili  (GEO)5
Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Larduet  (CUB)15
Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Brant  (USA)8
Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Larduet  (CUB)17

Section 2

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)RSCH
Flag of Iraq.svg  Jammal Layej  (IRQ)
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)11
Flag of Sweden.svg  Babacar Kamara  (SWE)1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Babacar Kamara  (SWE)16
Flag of Greece.svg  Ioannis Militopoulos  (GRE)5
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)RSC
Flag of India.svg  Dinesh Kumar  (IND)
Flag of Romania.svg  Constantin Bejenaru  (ROU)17
Flag of Turkey.svg  Önder Özgül  (TUR)9
Flag of Romania.svg  Constantin Bejenaru  (ROU)7
Flag of India.svg  Dinesh Kumar  (IND)19
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vladimir Reznicek  (CZE)7
Flag of India.svg  Dinesh Kumar  (IND)15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals
Flag of Ireland.svg  Kenny Egan  (IRL)RSC
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Mohammad Qadir Sultani  (AFG)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Kenny Egan  (IRL)16
Flag of Croatia.svg  Hrvoje Sep  (CRO)16Flag of Colombia.svg  Jeysson Monroy Varela  (COL)7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Siarhei Karneyeu  (BEL)10 Flag of Croatia.svg  Hrvoje Sep  (CRO)8
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Botti Bi Leandro  (CIV)Flag of Colombia.svg  Jeysson Monroy Varela  (COL)16
Flag of Colombia.svg  Jeysson Monroy Varela  (COL)WOFlag of Ireland.svg  Kenny Egan  (IRL)9
Flag of Jordan.svg  Ahmad Alteimat  (JOR)4 Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Bouhenia  (FRA)17
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar  (MGL)10Flag of Mongolia.svg  Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar  (MGL)9
Flag of Ghana.svg  Maxwell Amponsah  (GHA)RSCFlag of Ghana.svg  Maxwell Amponsah  (GHA)9
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Campbell Kirmani  (JAM)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar  (MGL)5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Daniyar Ustembayev  (KAZ)8 Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Bouhenia  (FRA)17
Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Bouhenia  (FRA)20Flag of France.svg  Abdelkader Bouhenia  (FRA)11
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Elnur Gadirov  (AZE)5 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Daugirdas Semiotas  (LTU)7
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Daugirdas Semiotas  (LTU)9

Section 4

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals
Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szellő  (HUN)7
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Dong Hoe  (KOR)13Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Dong Hoe  (KOR)1
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Mario Lakatos  (SVK)1 Flag of Germany.svg  Rene Krause  (GER)5
Flag of Germany.svg  Rene Krause  (GER)11Flag of Germany.svg  Rene Krause  (GER)+2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Hvozdyk  (UKR)14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Hvozdyk  (UKR)2
Flag of Latvia.svg  Nikolajs Grisunins  (LAT)6 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Hvozdyk  (UKR)RSCI
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Dzemal Bosniac  (BIH)7 Flag of Senegal.svg  Faye Assane  (SEN)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Faye Assane  (SEN)10Flag of Germany.svg  Rene Krause  (GER)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng Fanlong  (CHN)17Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)8
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Bosko Draskovic  (MNE)6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng Fanlong  (CHN)2
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Gilbert Castillo Rivera  (DOM)DSQFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Gilbert Castillo Rivera  (DOM)14
Flag of Dominica.svg  Lennon Bannis  (DMA)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Gilbert Castillo Rivera  (DOM)1
Flag of Mali.svg  Moussa Konate  (MLI)5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)11
Flag of Kenya.svg  Joshua Ndere  (KEN)18Flag of Kenya.svg  Joshua Ndere  (KEN)2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Ainar Karlson  (EST)3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)13
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elshod Rasulov  (UZB)19

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