Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games

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Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games
Boxing pictogram.svg
Boxing pictogram for the games
Venue Trujillo Alto Coliseum, Roberto Clemente Coliseum
DatesJuly 2–14, 1979
Competitors114 from 19 nations
«1975
1983»

Boxing competitions at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan were held from July 2 to 14 at the Trujillo Alto Coliseum and the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. [1]

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Competition schedule

The following was the schedule for the boxing competitions: [2]

PPreliminaries¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14
Men's light flyweight P¼½F
Men's flyweight P¼½F
Men's bantamweight P¼½F
Men's featherweight P¼½F
Men's lightweight P¼½F
Men's light welterweight P¼½F
Men's welterweight P¼½F
Men's light middleweight ¼½F
Men's middleweight ¼½F
Men's light heavyweight ½F
Men's heavyweight ½F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Puerto Rico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5027
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4228
3Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico*2417
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0145
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 0123
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 0123
7Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0112
8Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0101
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0022
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0022
11Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0011
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0011
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 0011
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0011
Totals (14 entries)11112244

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
details
Héctor Ramírez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Richard Sandoval
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Eduardo Burgos
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Gilberto Sosa
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flyweight
details
Alberto Mercado
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Pedro Nolasco
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Ian Clyde
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jerome Coffee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bantamweight
details
Jackie Beard
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Luis Pizarro
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Héctor Lazaro
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Santiago Caballero
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
Featherweight
details
Bernard Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Naudy Piñero
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
Fernando Sosa
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Felipe Orozco
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Lightweight
details
Adolfo Horta
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Roberto Andino
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Rafael Rodriguez
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Guillermo Fernández
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
Light welterweight
details
Lemuel Steeples
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Hugo Hernández
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
José Aguilar
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pedro Cruz
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Welterweight
details
Andrés Aldama
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Mike McCallum
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
José Baret
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Javier Colin
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Light middleweight
details
José Angel Molina
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
James Shuler
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Francisco de Jesus
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Jorge Amparo
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Middleweight
details
José Gómez Mustelier
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Carlos Fonseca
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Alfred Thomas
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Oscar Florentín
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Light heavyweight
details
Tony Tucker
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Dennis Jackson
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Patrick Fennel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Clemente Ortiz
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Heavyweight
details
Teófilo Stevenson
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Narciso Maldonado
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Rufus Hadley
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Luis Castillo
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador

Participating nations

A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes. [3]

See also

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References

  1. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. pp. 198, 204, 231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 293. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. pp. 290–291. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-20.