| Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games | |
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«1979 1987» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 14 to August 29. The super heavyweight division was included for the first time.
| Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
«1979 1987» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 14 to August 29. The super heavyweight division was included for the first time.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |  Rafael Ramos Puerto Rico |  Paul Gonzales United States |  Héctor Díaz Dominican Republic |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Pedro Orlando Reyes Cuba | Laureano Ramírez Padilla Dominican Republic |  Jesus Poll Venezuela |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Manuel Vilchez Venezuela | Pedro Nolasco Dominican Republic |  Robinsón Pitalúa Colombia |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Adolfo Horta Cuba | Santos Cardona Puerto Rico | Bernard Gary United States |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Pernell Whitaker United States | Ángel Herrera Vera Cuba |  Alberto Cortez Argentina |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | Candelario Duvergel Cuba | Jerry Page United States |  Genaro Léon Mexico |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | Louis Howard United States | José Aguilar Cuba | Luis Luis García Venezuela |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Orestes Solano Cuba | Dennis Milton United States | Dario Matteoni Argentina |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Bernardo Comas Cuba | Alfredo Delgado Puerto Rico | Pedro Gamarro Venezuela |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Pablo Romero Cuba | Evander Holyfield United States | Miguel Mosna Argentina |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) | Aurelio Toyo Cuba | Henry Tillman United States | Virgilio Frias Dominican Republic |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) | Jorge Luis González Cuba | Eloy Loaiza Venezuela | Tyrell Biggs United States |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 23 | 47 | |
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