Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date21 September to 30 September
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Félix Savón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg Sultan Ibragimov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Vladimer Tchanturia Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Bronze medal icon.svg Sebastian Köber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1996
2004  

The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 21 September to 30 September at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Félix Savón became the third boxer to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals, along with his countryman Teofilo Stevenson, and Hungary's Laszlo Papp. Shortly after the victory ceremony, he announced his retirement.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. [1] This event consisted of 16 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 21 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 8, and concluded with the final on 30 September. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. [1] Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Competitors

NameCountry
Mark Simmons Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rouhollah Hosseini Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Magomed Ariphadjiev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Sebastian Köber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Rasmus Ojemaye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Félix Savón Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Wojciech Bartnik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Michael Bennett Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Vladimer Tchanturia Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Mustafa Amru Mahmoud Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Ruslan Chagaev Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Oleksandr Yatsenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Mohamed Azzaoui Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Jackson Chanet Flag of France.svg  France
Pauga Lalau Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Sultan Ibragimov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, September 21, 200013:00 & 19:30Round of 16
Tuesday, September 26, 200013:00 & 19:30Quarterfinals
Thursday, September 28, 200019:30Semifinals
Saturday, September 30, 200013:00Final Bout

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Simmons  (CAN)11
Flag of Iran.svg  Rouhollah Hosseini  (IRI)6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Simmons  (CAN)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Magomed Aripgadjiev  (AZE)4 Flag of Germany.svg  Sebastian Köber  (GER)RSC
Flag of Germany.svg  Sebastian Köber  (GER)9Flag of Germany.svg  Sebastian Köber  (GER)8
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Rasmus Ojemaye  (NGR)Flag of Cuba.svg  Félix Savón  (CUB)14
Flag of Cuba.svg  Félix Savón  (CUB)RSCFlag of Cuba.svg  Félix Savón  (CUB)RSC
Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Bartnik  (POL)2 Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Bennett  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Bennett  (USA)11Flag of Cuba.svg  Félix Savón  (CUB)21
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Vladimer Tchanturia  (GEO)RSCFlag of Russia.svg  Sultan Ibragimov  (RUS)13
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mustafa Amru Mahmoud  (EGY)Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Vladimer Tchanturia  (GEO)18
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ruslan Chagaev  (UZB)15Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ruslan Chagaev  (UZB)12
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Yatsenko  (UKR)2 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Vladimer Tchanturia  (GEO)4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Azzaoui  (ALG)Flag of Russia.svg  Sultan Ibragimov  (RUS)19
Flag of France.svg  Jackson Chanet  (FRA)RSCFlag of France.svg  Jackson Chanet  (FRA)13
Flag of Samoa.svg  Pauga Lalau  (SAM)Flag of Russia.svg  Sultan Ibragimov  (RUS)18
Flag of Russia.svg  Sultan Ibragimov  (RUS)RSC

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References

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