Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

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Middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates19 September – 1 October
Competitors33 from 33 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Henry Maske Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Egerton Marcus Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Chris Sande Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Hussain Shah Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
  1984
1992  

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October 1988. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed. Henry Maske won the gold medal. [1]

Anthony Hembrick of the United States never had the opportunity to fight in the 1988 Olympics. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean Ha Jong-ho. [2]

Medalists

Gold Henry Maske
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Silver Egerton Marcus
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Bronze Chris Sande
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Bronze Hussain Shah
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Henry Maske Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
2 Egerton Marcus Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3T Chris Sande Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3T Hussain Shah Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
5T Franco Wanyama Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
5T Michele Mastrodonato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5T Zoltán Füzesy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5T Sven Ottke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9T Paul Kamela Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
9T Kieran Joyce Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
9T Sello Mojela Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
9T Lotfi Ayed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
9T Serge Kabongo Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
9T Esa Hukkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
9T Darko Dukić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
9T Ruslan Taramov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
17T Juan Carlos Montiel Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
17T Georgios Ioannidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
17T Filipo Palako Vaka Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
17T Omar Dabaj Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
17T Simeon Stubblefield Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
17T Helman Palije Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
17T John Tobin Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
17T Martín Amarillas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
17T James Iahuat Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
17T Ahmed Dine Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
17T Roberto Martínez Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras
17T Viliamu Lesiva Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
17T Emmanuel Legaspi Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
17T Samuel Simbo Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
17T Ha Jong-ho Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
32T Aharon Jacobashvili Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
32T Mirwan Kassouf Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Chris Sande  (KEN)0
 
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  Henry Maske  (GDR)5
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  Henry Maske  (GDR)5
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egerton Marcus  (CAN)0
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Hussain Shah Syed  (PAK)1
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egerton Marcus  (CAN)4
 

Top half

Section 1

 
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Chris Sande  (KEN)KO
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Juan Montiel  (URU)3
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Chris Sande  (KEN)5
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Paul Kamela  (CMR)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Paul Kamela  (CMR)3
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Ioannidis  (GRE)2
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Chris Sande  (KEN)5
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Franco Wanyama  (UGA)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Kieran Joyce  (IRL)RSC
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Filipo Palako Vaka  (TGA)1
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Kieran Joyce  (IRL)2
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Franco Wanyama  (UGA)3
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Franco Wanyama  (UGA)5
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Omar Dabaj  (JOR)0
 
 
 
 

Section 2

 
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Sello Mojela  (LES)5
 
 
Flag of Liberia.svg  Simon Stubblefield  (LBR)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Sello Mojela  (LES)
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  Henry Maske  (GDR)w/o
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  Henry Maske  (GDR)5
 
 
Flag of Malawi.svg  Helman Palije  (MAW)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of East Germany.svg  Henry Maske  (GDR)5
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Mastrodonato  (ITA)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lotfi Ayed  (SWE)5
 
 
Flag of Grenada.svg  John Tobin  (GRN)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Lotfi Ayed  (SWE)0
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Mastrodonato  (ITA)5
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Mastrodonato  (ITA)w/o
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Anthony Hembrick  (USA)
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Mastrodonato  (ITA)RSC
 
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Mirwan Kassouf  (LIB)1
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

 
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Hussain Shah Syed  (PAK)3
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Martin Amarillas  (MEX)2
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Hussain Shah Syed  (PAK)5
 
 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Serge Kabongo  (COD)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Serge Kabongo  (COD)RSC
 
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  James Iahuat  (VAN)1
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Hussain Shah Syed  (PAK)3
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Fuzesy  (HUN)2
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Fuzesy  (HUN)5
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Ahmed Dine  (ALG)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Fuzesy  (HUN)5
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Esa Hukkanen  (FIN)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Esa Hukkanen  (FIN)5
 
 
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Roberto Martínez  (HON)0
 
 
 
 

Section 4

 
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarterfinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Darko Dukić  (YUG)RSC
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Vili Lesiva  (SAM)2
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Darko Dukić  (YUG)2
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egerton Marcus  (CAN)KO
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egerton Marcus  (CAN)KO
 
 
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Emmanuel Legaspi  (PHI)1
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Egerton Marcus  (CAN)5
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Sven Ottke  (FRG)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Taramov  (URS)KO
 
 
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Samuel Simbo  (SLE)1
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ruslan Taramov  (URS)0
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Sven Ottke  (FRG)5
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Sven Ottke  (FRG)5
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Ha Jong-Ho  (KOR)0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Sven Ottke  (FRG)5
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Aharon Jacobashvili  (ISR)0
 

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