Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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Welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates20 July – 3 August
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Oleg Saitov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Juan Hernández Sierra Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniel Santos Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Bronze medal icon.svg Marian Simion Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
  1992
2000  

The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heavyest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 67 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Oleg Saitov
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Silver Juan Hernández Sierra
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Bronze Daniel Santos
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Marian Simion
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Results

Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Rogelio Martinez  (DOM)2:35
Flag of Denmark.svg  Hasan Al  (DEN)RSCI-3Flag of Denmark.svg  Hasan Al  (DEN)10
Flag of Thailand.svg  Parkpoom Jangphonak  (THA)10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergeiy Dzinziruk  (UKR)4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergeiy Dzinziruk  (UKR)20Flag of Denmark.svg  Hasan Al  (DEN)8
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Tengiz Meskhadze  (GEO)4Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)16
Flag of the United States.svg  Fernando Vargas  (USA)10Flag of the United States.svg  Fernando Vargas  (USA)7
Flag of France.svg  Hussein Bayram  (FRA)6Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)8
Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)13Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)7
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Lucas Sinoia  (MOZ)6Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernandez  (CUB)20
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Vadim Mezga  (BLR)11Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Vadim Mezga  (BLR)2
Flag of Hungary.svg  József Nagy  (HUN)1:48Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernandez  (CUB)12
Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernandez  (CUB)RSC-2Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernandez  (CUB)16
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nurzhan Smanov  (KAZ)RSC-2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nurzhan Smanov  (KAZ)8
Flag of Australia.svg  Lynden Hosking  (AUS)1:42Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nurzhan Smanov  (KAZ)13
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abdul Rasheed  (PAK)12Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abdul Rasheed  (PAK)9
Flag of Mexico.svg  Jesús Flores  (MEX)7Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernandez  (CUB)9
Flag of Turkey.svg  Cahit Süme  (TUR)1Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Saitov  (RUS)14
Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Saitov  (RUS)11Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Saitov  (RUS)9
Flag of Argentina.svg  Guillermo Saputo  (ARG)7Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Ho-Jo Bae  (KOR)5
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Bae Ho-jo  (KOR)11Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Saitov  (RUS)9
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Hassan Mzonge  (TAN)7Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Kamel Chater  (TUN)3
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Vitalijus Karpaciauskas  (LTU)32Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Vitalijus Karpaciauskas  (LTU)1:16
Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Kamel Chater  (TUN)TBPre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Kamel Chater  (TUN)RSC-1
Flag of Canada.svg  Hercules Kyvelos  (CAN)4:4Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Saitov  (RUS)13
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nariman Atayev  (UZB)15Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Daniel Santos  (PUR)11
Flag of Kenya.svg  Ashira Evans  (KEN)10Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nariman Atayev  (UZB)11
Flag of Tonga.svg  Shane Heaps  (TGA)2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Nourbeck Kassenov  (KGZ)7
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Nurbek Kasenov  (KGZ)11Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nariman Atayev  (UZB)15
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Luis Hernández  (ECU)9Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Daniel Santos  (PUR)28
Flag of Morocco.svg  Kabil Lahsen  (MAR)18Flag of Morocco.svg  Kabil Lahsen  (MAR)4
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Daniel Santos  (PUR)RSC-1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Daniel Santos  (PUR)16
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Ernest Atangana Mboa  (CMR)2:54

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2019.