Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

Last updated

Contents

Flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona
Dates27 July – 9 August 1992
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Choi Chol-su Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Raúl González Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Tim Austin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg István Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1988
1996  

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 1992. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed. [1]

Medalists

Gold Choi Chol-su
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Silver Raúl González
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba
Bronze Tim Austin
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Bronze István Kovács
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Choi Chol-su Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
2 Raúl González Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
3T Tim Austin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3T István Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
5T Benjamin Mwangata Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
5T David Serradas Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
5T Héctor Avila Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
5T Robbie Peden Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
9T Yuliyan Strogov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
9T Luiz Freitas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
9T Moses Malagu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
9T Mario Loch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
9T Isidro Vicera Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
9T Jesper Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
9T Paul Ingle Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
9T Yacine Sheikh Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
17T Ronnie Noan Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
17T Han Gwang-hyeong Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
17T Narciso González Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
17T Leszek Olszewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
17T Paul Buttimer Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
17T Vichai Khadpo Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
17T Angel Chacón Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
17T Liu Gang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
17T Stanislav Vagaský Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
17T Dharmendra Yadav Flag of India.svg  India
17T Hamid Berhili Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
17T Alex Baba Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
17T Moustafa Esmail Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
17T Anatoly Filippov Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
17T Marty O'Donnell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Related Research Articles

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above 115 lb (52.2 kg) and up to 118 lb (53.5 kg). In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between 53 and 55 kilograms. In MMA, bantamweight is 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg).

Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, held from 25 July to 9 August 1992. 295 competitors, 179 men and 116 women, took part in 199 events in 24 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1984 Games and the 1988 Games. 176 competitors, 126 men and 50 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.

Raúl González Sánchez is a boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight Division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the final he lost to North Korea's Choi Chol-Su. Three years later, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the bronze medal in his weight division.

Choe Chol-su is a North Korean boxer who won the gold medal in the men's Flyweight (51 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">István Kovács (boxer)</span> Hungarian boxer

István Kovács, nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra, is a Hungarian retired world champion boxer. He is a Secretary General of the AIBA.

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 September to 2 October 1988. 44 boxers from 44 nations competed. Kim Kwang-sun won the gold medal.

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers weighing up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October, 1988. 39 boxers from 39 nations competed. Andreas Zülow won the gold medal.

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 8 August 1992. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 8 August 1992. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 9 August 1992. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 1992. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 9 August 1992. 26 boxers from 26 nations competed.

References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.