Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Men's light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
Date14–29 August
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Andre Ward Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Magomed Aripgadjiev Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Bronze medal icon.svg Ahmed Ismail El Shamy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bronze medal icon.svg Utkirbek Haydarov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  2000
2008  

The light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 14 to 29 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 75 and 81 kilograms.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004. [1] The competition began with a preliminary round on 14 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 29 August. [2] 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.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 14 August 200413:30 & 19:30Round of 32
Thursday, 19 August 200413:30Round of 16
Tuesday, 23 August 200419:30Quarterfinals
Friday, 27 August 200419:30Semifinals
Sunday, 29 August 200413:30Final

Qualifying Athletes

AthleteCountry
Yoan Pablo Hernández Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Evgeny Makarenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Andre Ward Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Clemente Russo Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
Song Hak-Seong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Abdelhani Kenzi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Isaac Ekpo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Utkirbek Haydarov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Soulan Pownceby Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Beibut Shumenov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Aleksy Kuziemski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Trevor Stewardson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flavio Furtado Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Shohrat Kurbanov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Ahmed Ismail El Shamy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Taylor Mabika Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Elias Pavlidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Washington Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ali Ismailov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Lei Yuping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Pierre Celestin Yana Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Andriy Fedchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Jitender Kumar Flag of India.svg  India
Magomed Aripgadjiev Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Ramiro Reducindo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Edgar Muñoz Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
Marijo Šivolija Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yoan Pablo Hernández  (CUB)18
Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Makarenko  (RUS)30
Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Makarenko  (RUS)16
Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Ward  (USA)23
Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Ward  (USA)17
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Clemente Russo  (ITA)9
Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Ward  (USA)17
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Song Hak-seong  (KOR)19 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Utkirbek Haydarov  (UZB)15
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhani Kenzi  (ALG)25Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhani Kenzi  (ALG)19
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Isaac Ekpo  (NGR)11 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Utkirbek Haydarov  (UZB)31
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Utkirbek Haydarov  (UZB)21Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Utkirbek Haydarov  (UZB)16
Flag of Turkey.svg  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan  (TUR)RSCFlag of Turkey.svg  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan  (TUR)11
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Soulan Pownceby  (NZL)Flag of Turkey.svg  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan  (TUR)27
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Beibut Shumenov  (KAZ)34Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Beibut Shumenov  (KAZ)19
Flag of Poland.svg  Aleksy Kuziemski  (POL)22 Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Ward  (USA)20
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Trevor Stewardson  (CAN)36Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Magomed Aripgadjiev  (BLR)13
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Flavio Furtado  (CPV)20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Trevor Stewardson  (CAN)22
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Shohrat Kurbanov  (TKM)22 Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  (EGY)38
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  (EGY)44Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  (EGY)RSC
Flag of Gabon.svg  Taylor Mabika  (GAB)17 Flag of Greece.svg  Elias Pavlidis  (GRE)
Flag of Greece.svg  Elias Pavlidis  (GRE)32Flag of Greece.svg  Elias Pavlidis  (GRE)31
Flag of Brazil.svg  Washington Silva  (BRA)22 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Ali Ismailov  (AZE)16
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Ali Ismailov  (AZE)27Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  (EGY)20
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Yuping  (CHN)24Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Magomed Aripgadjiev  (BLR)23
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Pierre Celestin Yana  (CMR)16 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Yuping  (CHN)17
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Fedchuk  (UKR)RSCFlag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Fedchuk  (UKR)9
Flag of India.svg  Jitender Kumar  (IND)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Yuping  (CHN)18
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Magomed Aripgadjiev  (BLR)29Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Magomed Aripgadjiev  (BLR)27
Flag of Mexico.svg  Ramiro Reducindo  (MEX)10 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Magomed Aripgadjiev  (BLR)18
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Edgar Muñoz  (VEN)31Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Edgar Muñoz  (VEN)10
Flag of Croatia.svg  Marijo Šivolija  (CRO)23

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athens 2004: Boxing – Light Heavyweight (81kg)" (PDF). Athens 2004 . LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2004. pp. 29–30. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. "Boxing: Men's Light Heavyeight (81kg/179lbs)". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.