Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

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Men's Flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing
Date12-23 August
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Somjit Jongjohor Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Silver medal icon.svg Andry Laffita Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Georgy Balakshin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Vincenzo Picardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  2004
2012  

The flyweight competition was the second-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 51 kilograms (112.4 lbs) in body mass. [1]

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. 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 China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Tuesday 12 August 200813:30 - 14:45 & 19:00 - 20:30Round of 32
Friday 16 August 200813:30 - 15:30Round of 16
Monday 20 August 200819:00 - 20:00Quarter-finals
Friday 22 August 200813:30 - 14:00Semi-finals
Sunday 23 August 200819:00 - 19:20Final

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Round of 32
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
13:30-14:45 & 19:00-20:30
Round of 16
Saturday, August 16, 2008
13:30-15:30
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
19:00-20:00
Semifinals
Friday, August 22, 2008
13:30-14:00
Final
Saturday, August 23, 2008
19:00-19:20
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  McWilliams Arroyo  (PUR)14
Flag of Hungary.svg  Norbert Kalucza  (HUN)6
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  McWilliams Arroyo  (PUR)2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Andry Laffita  (CUB)11
Flag of Cuba.svg  Andry Laffita  (CUB)9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Khalid Saeed Yafai  (GBR)3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Andry Laffita  (CUB)9
Flag of Russia.svg  Georgy Balakshin  (RUS)8
Flag of Russia.svg  Georgy Balakshin  (RUS)12
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Mirat Sarsembayev  (KAZ)14Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Mirat Sarsembayev  (KAZ)4
Flag of Poland.svg  Rafał Kaczor  (POL)5 Flag of Russia.svg  Georgy Balakshin  (RUS)15
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Tulashboy Doniyorov  (UZB)10Flag of India.svg  Jitender Kumar  (IND)11
Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Ngumba Irungu  (KEN)1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Tulashboy Doniyorov  (UZB)6
Flag of India.svg  Jitender Kumar  (IND)RETFlag of India.svg  Jitender Kumar  (IND)13
Flag of Turkey.svg  Furkan Ulaş Memiş  (TUR)Flag of Cuba.svg  Andry Laffita  (CUB)2
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Juan Carlos Payano  (DOM)10Flag of Thailand.svg  Somjit Jongjohor  (THA)8
Flag of France.svg  Jérôme Thomas  (FRA)6 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Juan Carlos Payano  (DOM)4
Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Picardi  (ITA)10Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Picardi  (ITA)8
Flag of Zambia.svg  Cassius Chiyanika  (ZAM)3 Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Picardi  (ITA)7
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Cherif  (TUN)14Flag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Cherif  (TUN)5
Flag of Australia.svg  Stephen Sutherland  (AUS)2 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Walid Cherif  (TUN)11
Flag of the United States.svg  Rau'shee Warren  (USA)8 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Ok-Sung  (KOR)5
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Ok-Sung  (KOR)9Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Picardi  (ITA)1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Samir Mammadov  (AZE)19Flag of Thailand.svg  Somjit Jongjohor  (THA)7
Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelillah Nhaila  (MAR)4 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Samir Mammadov  (AZE)2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Somjit Jongjohor  (THA)6Flag of Thailand.svg  Somjit Jongjohor  (THA)10
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Eddie Valenzuela  (GUA)1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Somjit Jongjohor  (THA)8
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Anurudha Rathnayake  (SRI)3 Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Anvar Yunusov  (TJK)1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Robenílson de Jesus  (BRA)13Flag of Brazil.svg  Robenílson de Jesus  (BRA)6
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jackson Chauke  (RSA)1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Anvar Yunusov  (TJK)12
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Anvar Yunusov  (TJK)9

See also

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Flyweights". Olympedia. Retrieved December 10, 2023.