Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

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Light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates18–31 July
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ray Leonard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Andrés Aldama Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Vladimir Kolev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Kazimierz Szczerba Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1972
1980  

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed. [1]

There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July with the participation of 266 fighters from 54 countries.

1976 Summer Olympics Games of the XXI Olympiad, held in Montréal in 1976

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Canada, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

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Medalists

Gold Ray Leonard
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Andrés Aldama
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Bronze Vladimir Kolev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
Bronze Kazimierz Szczerba
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Ray Leonard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 Andrés Aldama Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
3T Vladimir Kolev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
3T Kazimierz Szczerba Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
5T Calistrat Cuţov Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
5T Luis Portillo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5T József Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5T Ulrich Beyer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
9T Syamsul Anwar Harahap Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
9T Jesús Sánchez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
9T Sodnomyn Gombo Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia
9T Francisco de Jesus Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
9T Ernst Müller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9T Chris Clarke Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
9T Christian Sittler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
9T Clinton McKenzie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
17T Jean-Claude Ruiz Flag of France.svg  France
17T Park Tae-sik Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
17T Sabahattin Burcu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
17T Jesús Navas Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
17T Ismael Martínez Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
17T Lasse Friman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
17T Narong Boonfuang Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
17T Valery Limasov Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
25T José Manuel Gómet Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
25T Siergot Sully Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
25T Ulf Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
25T Luis Godoy Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
25T Chand Machiah Flag of India.svg  India
25T Daniele Zappaterra Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
25T Robert Colley Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

First round

Narong Boonfuang is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

José Manuel Gómet Canet is a retired boxer from Spain. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he was knocked out in first round of the light welterweight division division by Thailand's Narong Boonfuang.

Christian Sittler is an Austrian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Second round

Calistrat Cuțov Romanian boxer

Calistrat Ilie Cuțov is a retired Romanian boxer. He won the European lightweight title in 1969 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. He also competed in the light-welterweight division at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, but was eliminated before reaching semifinals. He retired after winning a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships, with a record of 11 losses out of 398 bouts. Since 1981 he works as a boxing coach. His trainees include Daniel Dumitrescu. His brother Simion was also an Olympic medalist in boxing.

Jean-Claude Ruiz is a French boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Vladimir Kolev is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist, he also works as an actor, and has appeared in many American films.

Third round

Ernst Müller is a German boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Andrés Aldama Cabrera is a retired amateur Cuban boxer, who won the light welterweight silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the Welterweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

József Nagy is a Hungarian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Quarterfinals

Kazimierz Wiesław Szczerba is a retired amateur Polish boxer, who won a Light Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Luis Portillo is an Argentine boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Ulrich Beyer East German boxer

Ulrich Beyer was an amateur light-welterweight boxer from East Germany. Between 1971 and 1977 he won four medals at the European championships, including a gold in 1971; at the 1974 World Championships he placed third. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and was eliminated by Sugar Ray Seales in the first bout in 1972 and by Sugar Ray Leonard in a quarterfinal in 1976.

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Light Welterweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 December 2018.