Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Men's heavyweight
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Workers Indoor Arena
Date13–23 August 2008
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rakhim Chakhkiev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Clemente Russo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Osmay Acosta Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Deontay Wilder Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2004
2012  

The heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass. [1]

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.

This was the first time since 1968 that Cuba did not win the gold medal in this weight class while it was participating (i.e. excluding boycotts in 1984 and 1988).

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Round of 16
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
15:00-17:00
Quarterfinals
Sunday, August 17, 2008
21:00-22:00
Semifinals
Friday, August 22, 2008
15:30-16:00
Final
Saturday, August 23, 2008
21:20-21:40
        
Flag of Cuba.svg  Osmay Acosta  (CUB)11
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Olanrewaju Durodola  (NGR)0
Flag of Cuba.svg  Osmay Acosta  (CUB)7
Flag of Greece.svg  Elias Pavlidis  (GRE)4
Flag of Greece.svg  Elias Pavlidis  (GRE)7
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Milorad Gajović  (MNE)3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Osmay Acosta  (CUB)5
Flag of Russia.svg  Rakhim Chakhkiev  (RUS)10
Flag of Colombia.svg  Deivi Julio Blanco  (COL)5
Flag of France.svg  John M'Bumba  (FRA)11
Flag of France.svg  John M'Bumba  (FRA)9
Flag of Russia.svg  Rakhim Chakhkeiv  (RUS)18
Flag of Russia.svg  Rakhim Chakhkiev  (RUS)7
Flag of Iran.svg  Ali Mazaheri  (IRI)3
Flag of Russia.svg  Rakhim Chakhkiev  (RUS)4
Flag of Italy.svg  Clemente Russo  (ITA)2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelaziz Toulbini  (ALG)4
Flag of the United States.svg  Deontay Wilder  (USA)10
Flag of the United States.svg  Deontay Wilder  (USA)+10
Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Arjaoui  (MAR)10
Flag of Australia.svg  Brad Pitt  (AUS)6
Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Arjaoui  (MAR)11
Flag of the United States.svg  Deontay Wilder  (USA)1
Flag of Italy.svg  Clemente Russo  (ITA)7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yushan Nijiati  (CHN)4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Usyk  (UKR)23
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Usyk  (UKR)4
Flag of Italy.svg  Clemente Russo  (ITA)7
Flag of Italy.svg  Clemente Russo  (ITA)7
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Viktar Zuyev  (BLR)1

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Heavyweight". Olympedia. Retrieved December 7, 2023.