Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

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Light flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates20 July – 3 August
Competitors30 from 30 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Petrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Mansueto Velasco Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Bronze medal icon.svg Oleg Kiryukhin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Bronze medal icon.svg Rafael Lozano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
  1992
2000  

The light flyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class is open for boxers up to 48 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 20 July and ended on 3 August 1996. [1]

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Qualified boxers

AthleteNotes
Flag of Armenia.svg  Nshan Munchyan  (ARM)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Daniel Petrov  (BUL) Gold medal icon.svg 1995 World Championships
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Mansueto Velasco  (PHI) Silver medal icon.svg Asian Championships
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleg Kiryukhin  (UKR) Silver medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of Spain.svg  Rafael Lozano  (ESP) Bronze medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of Thailand.svg  Somrot Kamsing  (THA) Gold medal icon.svg Asian Championships
Flag of the United States.svg  Albert Guardado  (USA) Bronze medal icon.svg 1995 Pan American Games
Flag of Morocco.svg  Hamid Berhili  (MAR)1st African Olympic Qualification
Flag of Indonesia.svg  La Paene Masara  (INA)
Flag of Romania.svg  Sabin Bornei  (ROU) Bronze medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of Colombia.svg  Beibis Mendoza  (COL) Silver medal icon.svg 1996 South American Championships
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Anicet Rasoanaivo  (MAD)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yosvani Aguilera  (CUB)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Xiangzhong  (CHN)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Masibulele Makepula  (RSA) Gold medal icon.svg 1995 All-Africa Games
Flag of Mexico.svg  Jesús Martínez  (MEX)2nd North & Central American Olympic Qualification
Flag of Turkey.svg  Yaşar Giritli  (TUR)4th 1996 European Championships
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  José Pérez Reyes  (DOM)1st North & Central American Olympic Qualification
Flag of Canada.svg  Domenic Figliomeni  (CAN)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abdul Rashid Qambrani  (PAK)
Flag of Honduras.svg  Geovany Baca  (HON) Bronze medal icon.svg 1995 Pan American Games
Flag of Botswana.svg  Healer Modiradilo  (BOT)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Ström  (SWE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Tsai Chih-hsiu  (TPE)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Alfred Tetteh  (GHA)2nd African Olympic Qualification
Flag of Peru.svg  Alberto Rossel  (PER) Gold medal icon.svg 1996 South American Championships
Flag of Namibia.svg  Joseph Benhard  (NAM)
Flag of India.svg  Debendra Thapa  (IND)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Sapok Biki  (MAS)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Baláž  (SVK)

Medalists

Gold Daniel Petrov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Silver Mansueto Velasco
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines
Bronze Rafael Lozano
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Oleg Kiryukhin
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Results

Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kiryukhin  (UKR)17
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Qambrani  (PAK)3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kiryukhin  (UKR)18
Flag of Canada.svg  Figliomeni  (CAN)1Flag of Colombia.svg  Mendoza  (COL)6
Flag of Colombia.svg  Mendoza  (COL)12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kiryukhin  (UKR)19
Flag of Botswana.svg  Modiradilo  (BOT)9Flag of the United States.svg  Guardado  (USA)14
Flag of the United States.svg  Guardado  (USA)11Flag of the United States.svg  Guardado  (USA)9
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Rasoanaivo  (MAD)12Flag of Madagascar.svg  Rasoanaivo  (MAD)4
Flag of Honduras.svg  Baca  (HON)0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kiryukhin  (UKR)8
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Petrov  (BUL)17
Flag of Armenia.svg  Munchyan  (ARM)5
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Petrov  (BUL)11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Petrov  (BUL)18
Flag of Romania.svg  Bornei  (ROM)16Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)6
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Pérez Reyes  (DOM)10Flag of Romania.svg  Bornei  (ROM)7
Flag of Turkey.svg  Giritli  (TUR)4Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)18
Flag of Thailand.svg  Kamsing  (THA)19Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Petrov  (BUL)19
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Baláž  (SVK)3Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Velasco  (PHI)6
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Masara  (INA)13Flag of Indonesia.svg  Masara  (INA)8
Flag of Mexico.svg  Martínez  (MEX)15Flag of Mexico.svg  Martínez  (MEX)1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Biki  (MAS)4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Masara  (INA)9
Flag of South Africa.svg  Makepula  (RSA)RCS-1Flag of Spain.svg  Lozano  (ESP)10
Flag of India.svg  Debendra  (IND)(01:41)Flag of South Africa.svg  Makepula  (RSA)3
Flag of Namibia.svg  Benhard  (NAM)2Flag of Spain.svg  Lozano  (ESP)14
Flag of Spain.svg  Lozano  (ESP)10Flag of Spain.svg  Lozano  (ESP)10
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Velasco  (PHI)RSC-1Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Velasco  (PHI)22
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chih-Hsiu  (TPE)(02:27)Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Velasco  (PHI)14
Flag of Sweden.svg  Strøm  (SWE)(02:26)Flag of Cuba.svg  Aguilera  (CUB)5
Flag of Cuba.svg  Aguilera  (CUB)RSC-2Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Velasco  (PHI)20
Flag of Morocco.svg  Berhili  (MAR)10Flag of Morocco.svg  Berhili  (MAR)10
Flag of Ghana.svg  Tetteh  (GHA)5Flag of Morocco.svg  Berhili  (MAR)14
Flag of Peru.svg  Rossel  (PER)7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiangzhong  (CHN)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiangzhong  (CHN)16

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2019.