Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight

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Super heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates23 July – 4 August
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Wladimir Klitschko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Silver medal icon.svg Paea Wolfgramm Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Bronze medal icon.svg Duncan Dokiwari Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze medal icon.svg Alexei Lezin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
  1992
2000  

The Super Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the heaviest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on July 20, 1996 and ended on August 4, 1996. [1]

Qualified boxers

AthleteNotes
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Adalat Mamedov  (AZE)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergei Liakhovich  (BLR)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jean-François Bergeron  (CAN)1st North & Central American Olympic Qualification
Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexis Rubalcaba  (CUB) Gold medal icon.svg 1995 Pan American Games [2]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Horáček  (CZE)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Said Ahmed Ahmed  (EGY)1st African Olympic Qualification
Flag of France.svg  Josué Blocus  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  René Monse  (GER) Bronze medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Samadi  (IRI) Gold medal icon.svg 1995 Asian Championships
Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Vidoz  (ITA)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Mikhail Yurchenko  (KAZ)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Duncan Dokiwari  (NGR) Gold medal icon.svg 1995 All-Africa Games
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Safarish Khan  (PAK)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexei Lezin  (RUS) Gold medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of Sweden.svg  Attila Levin  (SWE) Bronze medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of Tonga.svg  Paea Wolfgramm  (TGA) Gold medal icon.svg 1995 Oceanian Championships
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Wladimir Klitschko  (UKR) Silver medal icon.svg 1996 European Championships
Flag of the United States.svg  Lawrence Clay-Bey  (USA)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Jesús Guevara  (VEN) Gold medal icon.svg 1996 South American Championships

Medalists

Gold Wladimir Klitschko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Silver Paea Wolfgramm
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Bronze Duncan Dokiwari
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Alexei Lezin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexei Lezin  (RUS)RSC-1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Mikhail Yurchenko  (KAZ)(02:42)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexei Lezin  (RUS)9
Flag of Germany.svg  René Monse  (GER)5
Flag of Germany.svg  René Monse  (GER)12
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed El-Said  (EGY)9
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexei Lezin  (RUS)1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Wladimir Klitschko  (UKR)4
Flag of the United States.svg  Lawrence Clay-Bey  (USA)8
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Wladimir Klitschko  (UKR)10
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Wladimir Klitschko  (UKR)RSC-1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Attila Levin  (SWE)(01:43)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jean-François Bergeron  (CAN)(00:59)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Attila Levin  (SWE)RSC-1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Wladimir Klitschko  (UKR)7
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Ədalət Məmmədov  (AZE)RSC-2Flag of Tonga.svg  Paea Wolfgramm  (TGA)3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Horáček  (CZE)(01:10) Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Adalat Mamedov  (AZE)RSC-1
Flag of France.svg  Josué Blocus  (FRA)RSC-2Flag of France.svg  Josué Blocus  (FRA)(02:11)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Jesús Guevara  (VEN)(02:13) Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Adalat Mamedov  (AZE)(00:23)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Duncan Dokiwari  (NGR)RSC-3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Safarish Khan  (PAK)(01:25)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Duncan Dokiwari  (NGR)RSC-2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Duncan Dokiwari  (NGR)RSC-2
Flag of Iran.svg  Mohammad Reza Samadi  (IRI)(00:39) Flag of Nigeria.svg  Duncan Dokiwari  (NGR)6
Flag of Tonga.svg  Paea Wolfgramm  (TGA)7
Flag of Tonga.svg  Paea Wolfgramm  (TGA)10
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergei Liakhovich  (BLR)9
Flag of Tonga.svg  Paea Wolfgramm  (TGA)17
Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexis Rubalcaba  (CUB)12
Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexis Rubalcaba  (CUB)RSC-1
Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Vidoz  (ITA)(02:39)

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References

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  2. Took over the spot earned by compatriot Leonardo Martínez Fiz at the 1995 Pan American Games