Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates24 July – 4 August
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Vassili Jirov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Silver medal icon.svg Seung-Bae Lee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg Antonio Tarver Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Thomas Ulrich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1992
2000  

The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. [1]

Medalists

Gold Vassili Jirov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Silver Seung-Bae Lee
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea
Bronze Antonio Tarver
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Thomas Ulrich
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  David Kowah  (SLE)2:43
Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitri Vybornov  (RUS)2 Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Tarver  (USA)RSC-1
Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Tarver  (USA)5Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Tarver  (USA)RSCH-1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Gabriel Hernández  (DOM)11 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Enrique Flores  (PUR)1:54
Flag of South Africa.svg  Sybrand Botes  (RSA)16Flag of South Africa.svg  Sybrand Boted  (RSA)7
Flag of India.svg  Gurcharn Singh  (IND)7 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Enrique Flores  (PUR)16
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Enrique Flores  (PUR)15Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Tarver  (USA)9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Troy Amos-Ross  (CAN)KO-3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vassili Jirov  (KAZ)15
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Roland Raforme  (SEY)2:16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Troy Amos-Ross  (CAN)7
Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Odhiambo  (KEN)6 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Paul Mbongo  (CMR)3
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Paul Mbongo  (CMR)15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Troy Amos-Ross  (CAN)8
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vassili Jirov  (KAZ)RSC-2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vassili Jirov  (KAZ)14
Flag of Mexico.svg  Julio González  (MEX)2:10 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vassili Jirov  (KAZ)18
Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Aurino  (ITA)15Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Aurino  (ITA)13
Flag of Turkey.svg  Yusuf Öztürk  (TUR)7 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vassili Jirov  (KAZ)17
Flag of Syria.svg  Adnan Khaddour  (SYR)4 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Seung-Bae  (KOR)4
Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Bispo Jr.  (BRA)9Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Bispo Jr.  (BRA)RSCH-1
Flag of Iran.svg  Ayoub Pourtaghi  (IRI)9 Flag of France.svg  Jean-Louis Mandengue  (FRA)1:50
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Louis Mandengue  (FRA)21Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel Bispo Jr.  (BRA)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ismael Koné  (SWE)22Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Ulrich  (GER)14
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  İlham Kərimov  (AZE)3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Ismael Koné  (SWE)9
Flag of Australia.svg  Rick Timperi  (AUS)7 Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Ulrich  (GER)24
Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Ulrich  (GER)21Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Ulrich  (GER)8
Flag of Guyana.svg  John Douglas  (GUY)2:52 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Seung-Bae  (KOR)12
Flag of Croatia.svg  Stipe Drviš  (CRO)RSC-2Flag of Croatia.svg  Stipe Drviš  (CRO)10
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Rostislav Zaoulitchni  (UKR)3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Timur Ibragimov  (UZB)9
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Timur Ibragimov  (UZB)7Flag of Croatia.svg  Stipe Drviš  (CRO)11
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samuela Leuii  (SAM)0 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Seung-Bae  (KOR)14
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Seung-Bae  (KOR)14Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Seung-Bae  (KOR)13
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Mahmoud  (EGY)9 Flag of Cuba.svg  Freddy Rojas  (CUB)9
Flag of Cuba.svg  Freddy Rojas  (CUB)20

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