| Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 20 July – 3 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class is open for boxers up from 54 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-03. [1]
| Gold | István Kovács  Hungary |
| Silver | Arnaldo Mesa  Cuba |
| Bronze | Vichairachanon Khadpo  Thailand |
Raimkul Malakhbekov  Russia |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Križan (SVK) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Abubakirov (KAZ) | 4 |  Bouaita (FRA) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bouaita (FRA) | 10 | Bouaita (FRA) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Raheem (USA) | 19 |  Mesa (CUB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hoe (PRK) | 4 | Raheem (USA) | (02:15) | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Larbi (SWE) | 5 | Mesa (CUB) | RSC-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mesa (CUB) | 19 | Mesa (CUB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bae (KOR) | 8 |  Malakhbekov (RUS) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Vicera (PHI) | 4 | Bae (KOR) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Davaatseren (MGL) | 13 | Davaatseren (MGL) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Chongo (ZAM) | 7 | Davaatseren (MGL) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malakhbekov (RUS) | 16 | Malakhbekov (RUS) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Cotto (PUR) | 6 | Malakhbekov (RUS) | RSC-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Tsiripidis (GRE) | 6 |  Boulehia (ALG) | (02:52) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boulehia (ALG) | 10 | Mesa (CUB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Nolasco (DOM) | 18 |  Kovács (HUN) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Naraina (MRI) | 14 | Nolasco (DOM) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Nafil (MAR) | 16 | Nafil (MAR) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Vernal (COL) | 3 | Nafil (MAR) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Lambert (CAN) | 2 |  Khadpo (THA) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Khadpo (THA) | 12 | Khadpo (THA) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Barreto (VEN) | 9 | Barreto (VEN) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Khristov (BUL) | 3 | Khadpo (THA) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Swan (AUS) | 4 | Kovács (HUN) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Riadh (TUN) | 14 | Riadh (TUN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Olteanu (ROM) | RSC-3 | Olteanu (ROM) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Álvarez (MEX) | (03:37) | Olteanu (ROM) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Aweda (NGR) | 10 | Kovács (HUN) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Khasanov (TJK) | 20 | Khasanov (TJK) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kovács (HUN) | 15 | Kovács (HUN) | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Karagöz (TUR) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg), 1908: −116 lb (52.6 kg), 1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg), 1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg), 1948–2008: 51–54 kg, 2012: 52–56 kg, 2016: 53–56 kg | |
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