Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

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Men's light middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date19 September to 1 October
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yermakhan Ibraimov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Silver medal icon.svg Marian Simion Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Pornchai Thongburan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bronze medal icon.svg Jermain Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1996

The men's light middleweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 19 September to 1 October at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. This was also the last Olympic games for the light middleweight category in Olympic boxing.

Light middleweight, also known as super welterweight or junior middleweight, is a weight class in combat sports.

2000 Summer Olympics Games of the XXVII Olympiad, held in Sydney in 2000

The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and also the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1956.

Sydney State capital of New South Wales and most populous city in Australia and Oceania

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2017, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 and is home to approximately 65% of the state's population.

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Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. [1] This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 19 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 1 October. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. 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
Mohamed Hikal Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Song In-Joon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Pornchai Thongburan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Károly Balzsay Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Andrey Mishin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Frédéric Esther Flag of France.svg  France
Michael Roche Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Firat Karagollu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
José Luis Zertuche Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Sidy Sandy Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Ciro Di Corcia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Marian Simion Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Stephan Nzue Mba Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Juan Hernández Sierra Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Osumanu Adama Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Mohamed Marmouri Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Yousif Massas Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Yermakhan Ibraimov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Hely Yánes Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
Nurbek Kasenov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Dmitry Usagin Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Jermain Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scott MacIntosh Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Sakio Bika Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Juan José Ubaldo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Richard Rowles Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Adnan Ćatić Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Dilshod Yarbekov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Results

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Round of 32
Tuesday, September 19, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Round of 16
Sunday, September 24, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Quarter-finals
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Semi-finals
Friday, September 29, 2000
19:30
Final
Sunday, October 1, 2000
13:00
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hikal  (EGY)16
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Song In-jun  (KOR)5
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Hikal  (EGY)9
Flag of Thailand.svg  Pornchai Thongburan  (THA)15
Flag of Thailand.svg  Pornchai Thongburan  (THA)17
Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Balzsay  (HUN)12
Flag of Thailand.svg  Pornchai Thongburan  (THA)16
Flag of Russia.svg  Andrey Mishin  (RUS)11Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)26
Flag of France.svg  Frédéric Esther  (FRA)16Flag of France.svg  Frédéric Esther  (FRA)18
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Roche  (IRL)4Flag of Turkey.svg  Firat Karagollu  (TUR)16
Flag of Turkey.svg  Fırat Karagöllü  (TUR)17Flag of France.svg  Frédéric Esther  (FRA)
Flag of Mexico.svg  José Luis Zertuche  (MEX)RSCFlag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)RSC
Flag of Guinea.svg  Sidy Sandy  (GUI)Flag of Mexico.svg  José Luis Zertuche  (MEX)
Flag of Italy.svg  Ciro Di Corcia  (ITA)8Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)RSC
Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)19Flag of Romania.svg  Marian Simion  (ROM)23
Flag of Gabon.svg  Stephan Nzue Mba  (GAB)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yermakhan Ibraimov  (KAZ)25
Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernández Sierra  (CUB)RSCFlag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernández Sierra  (CUB)RSC
Flag of Ghana.svg  Osumanu Adama  (GHA)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Marmouri  (TUN)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Marmouri  (TUN)RSCFlag of Cuba.svg  Juan Hernández Sierra  (CUB)9
Flag of Syria.svg  Yousif Massas  (SYR)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yermakhan Ibraimov  (KAZ)16
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yermakhan Ibraimov  (KAZ)RSCFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yermakhan Ibraimov  (KAZ)RSC
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Hely Yánes  (VEN)20Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Hely Yánes  (VEN)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Nurbek Kasenov  (KGZ)12Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yermakhan Ibraimov  (KAZ)RSC
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Dmitry Usagin  (BUL)Flag of the United States.svg  Jermain Taylor  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jermain Taylor  (USA)RSCFlag of the United States.svg  Jermain Taylor  (USA)23
Flag of Canada.svg  Scott MacIntosh  (CAN)8Flag of Canada.svg  Scott MacIntosh  (CAN)9
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Sakio Bika  (CMR)5Flag of the United States.svg  Jermain Taylor  (USA)19
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Juan José Ubaldo  (DOM)7Flag of Germany.svg  Adnan Ćatić  (GER)14
Flag of Australia.svg  Richard Rowles  (AUS)16Flag of Australia.svg  Richard Rowles  (AUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Adnan Ćatić  (GER)10Flag of Germany.svg  Adnan Ćatić  (GER)RSC
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Dilshod Yarbekov  (UZB)6

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