Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates21 September – 2 October
Competitors26 from 26 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Andrew Maynard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Nurmagomed Shanavazov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Damir Škaro Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Bronze medal icon.svg Henryk Petrich Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
  1984
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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 21 September to 2 October 1988. 26 boxers from 26 nations competed. Having started boxing just four years prior, Andrew Maynard won the gold medal. [1]

Medalists

Gold Andrew Maynard
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Nurmagomed Shanavazov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Bronze Damir Škaro
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia
Bronze Henryk Petrich
Flag of Poland.svg Poland

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Andrew Maynard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 Nurmagomed Shanavazov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3T Damir Škaro Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
3T Henryk Petrich Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
5T Lajos Erős Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5T Ahmed El-Nagar Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
5T Joseph Akhasamba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5T Andrea Magi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
9T Nelson Adams Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
9T Mika Masoe Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
9T Chris Collins Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
9T Niels Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
9T Osmond Imadiyi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
9T Sione Vaveni Talia'uli Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
9T Brent Kosolofski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
9T Markus Bott Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
17T Terry Dixon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
17T Park Byeong-jin Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
17T Rund Kanika Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
17T Deyan Kirilov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
17T Tommy Bauro Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
17T Jeffrey Nedd Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
17T Pua Ulberg Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
17T Ahmed El-Masri Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
17T René Suetovius Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
17T Patrick Lihanda Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.