Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

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Featherweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates22 July – 4 August
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Somluck Kamsing Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Silver medal icon.svg Serafim Todorov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Pablo Chacón Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svg Floyd Mayweather Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1992
2000  

The featherweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. [1] There was significant controversy surrounding judging of the fight between 19-year-old Floyd Mayweather of the United States and 27-year-old two-time Olympian Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather. The U.S. team filed a protest over the Mayweather bout, claiming the judges were intimidated by Bulgaria's Emil Jetchev (head of the boxing officials) into favoring the Bulgarian Todorov, but it was rejected. [2] [3] [4]

Medalists

Gold Somluck Kamsing
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Silver Serafim Todorov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Bronze Pablo Chacón
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ibragimov  (UZB)RSC-2
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Lamgen  (MGL)(02:16) Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ibragimov  (UZB)4
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Burke  (GBR)9 Flag of Germany.svg  Huste  (GER)8
Flag of Germany.svg  Huste  (GER)13Flag of Germany.svg  Huste  (GER)6
Flag of Australia.svg  Peden  (AUS)15Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Todorov  (BUL)14
Flag of Morocco.svg  Achik  (MAR)7 Flag of Australia.svg  Peden  (AUS)8
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Shestakov  (UKR)4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Todorov  (BUL)20
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Todorov  (BUL)11Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Todorov  (BUL)10
Flag of Brazil.svg  De Brito  (BRA)12Flag of the United States.svg  Mayweather  (USA)9
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Bahari  (INA)3 Flag of Brazil.svg  De Brito  (BRA)6
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Aragón  (CUB)9Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Aragón  (CUB)16
Flag of Algeria.svg  Magjhound  (ALG)6 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Aragón  (CUB)11
Flag of the United States.svg  Mayweather  (USA)RSC-2Flag of the United States.svg  Mayweather  (USA)12
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Tyleganov  (KAZ)(00:57) Flag of the United States.svg  Mayweather  (USA)16
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Konamegui  (CMR)3 Flag of Armenia.svg  Gevorgyan  (ARM)3
Flag of Armenia.svg  Gevorgyan  (ARM)10Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Todorov  (BUL)5
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Attah  (NGR)14Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)8
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Ipera  (PNG)2 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Attah  (NGR)12
Flag of Hungary.svg  Nagy  (HUN)RSC-3Flag of Hungary.svg  Nagy  (HUN)14
Flag of Barbados.svg  Kelman  (BAR)(01:36) Flag of Hungary.svg  Nagy  (HUN)7
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Gray  (JAM)5 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Chacón  (ARG)13
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Chacón  (ARG)6Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Chacón  (ARG)14
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Lebon  (MRI)9Flag of Mauritius.svg  Lebon  (MRI)7
Flag of Turkey.svg  Yağlı  (TUR)8 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Chacón  (ARG)8
Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)20
Flag of Greece.svg  Ouzlian  (GRE)2
Flag of Russia.svg  Paliani  (RUS)10Flag of Russia.svg  Paliani  (RUS)27
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Sin  (KOR)7 Flag of Russia.svg  Paliani  (RUS)4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Patton  (CAN)(02:55) Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)13
Flag of South Africa.svg  Ndou  (RSA)RSC-2Flag of South Africa.svg  Ndou  (RSA)7
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Seda  (PUR)2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)12
Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)13

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