Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

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Bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates17 September – 1 October
Competitors48 from 48 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kennedy McKinney Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Aleksandar Khristov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Jorge Julio Rocha Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Bronze medal icon.svg Phajol Moolsan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
  1984
1992  

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 17 September to 1 October 1988. 48 boxers from 48 nations competed. Kennedy McKinney won the gold medal. [1]

Medalists

Gold Kennedy McKinney
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Aleksandar Khristov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
Bronze Jorge Julio Rocha
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Bronze Phajol Moolsan
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Kennedy McKinney Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 Aleksandar Khristov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
3T Jorge Julio Rocha Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
3T Phajol Moolsan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
5T Steve Mwema Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5T Nyamaagiin Altankhuyag Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia
5T Katsuyuki Matsushima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
5T Aleksandr Artemyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
9T Shahuraj Birajdar Flag of India.svg  India
9T Alberto Machaze Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
9T Abraham Torres Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
9T John Lowey Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
9T René Breitbarth Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
9T Justin Chikwanda Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia
9T Jimmy Mayanja Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
9T Slimane Zengli Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
17T Giovanni Pérez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
17T Ayewoubo Akomatsri Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
17T Ram Bahadur Giri Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
17T Mike Deveney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
17T Marcus Priaulx Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
17T Teekaram Rajcoomar Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
17T Grzegorz Jabłoński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
17T Mohammed Sabo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
17T Vedat Tutuk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
17T Felipe Nieves Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
17T Moumouni Siuley Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
17T Ibibongo Nduita Flag of Zaire.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
17T José de Jesús García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
17T Byeon Jeong-il Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
17T Joilson Santana Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
17T Ndaba Dube Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
33T Moustafa Mohammed Saleh Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq
33T Edward Obewa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
33T Magare Tshekiso Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
33T Samba Jacob Diallo Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
33T Michael Hormillosa Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
33T Thomas Stephens Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
33T Tiui Faamaoni Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
33T Haji Ally Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
33T Saud Al-Muwaizri Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
33T Mohamed Achik Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
33T Tad Joseph Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
33T Peter Anok Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
33T Jean-Marc Augustin Flag of France.svg  France
33T Phetsmone Sonnavanh Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
33T Manuel Gomes Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
33T Lionel Francis Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2019.