Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

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Men's lightweight
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Workers Indoor Arena
Date11–24 August 2008
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aleksei Tishchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Daouda Sow Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Hrachik Javakhyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Bronze medal icon.svg Yordenis Ugás Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
  2004
2012  

The lightweight competition was the fifth-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 60 kilograms 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)

DateTimeRound
Monday 11 August 200815:00 & 20:30Round of 32
Thursday 15 August 200814:30 & 16:30Round of 16
Tuesday 19 August 200820:00Quarter-finals
Friday 22 August 200820:00Semi-finals
Sunday 24 August 200814:40Final

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Round of 32
Monday, August 11, 2008
15:00-16:15 & 20:30-22:00
Round of 16
Friday, August 15, 2008
14:30-16:30
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
20:00-21:00
Semifinals
Friday, August 22, 2008
20:00-20:30
Final
Sunday, August 24, 2008
14:40-16:00
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Baik Jong-Sub  (KOR)10
Flag of Thailand.svg  Pichai Sayota  (THA)4
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Baik Jong-Sub  (KOR) 
Flag of Armenia.svg  Hrachik Javakhyan  (ARM)WO
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Rasheed Lawal  (NGR)0
Flag of Armenia.svg  Hrachik Javakhyan  (ARM)12
Flag of Armenia.svg  Hrachik Javakhyan  (ARM)5
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksei Tishchenko  (RUS)10
Flag of Colombia.svg  Darley Pérez  (COL)15
Flag of Brazil.svg  Everton Lopes  (BRA)7 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Asylbek Talasbayev  (KGZ)4
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Asylbek Talasbayev  (KGZ)9Flag of Colombia.svg  Darley Pérez  (COL)5
Flag of Australia.svg  Anthony Little  (AUS)14Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksei Tishchenko  (RUS)13
Flag of Namibia.svg  Julius Indongo  (NAM)2 Flag of Australia.svg  Anthony Little  (AUS)3
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksei Tishchenko  (RUS)10Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksei Tishchenko  (RUS)11
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Saifeddine Nejmaoui  (TUN)2 Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksei Tishchenko  (RUS)11
Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Valentino  (ITA)15Flag of France.svg  Daouda Sow  (FRA)9
Flag of Morocco.svg  Tahar Tamsamani  (MAR)4 Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Valentino  (ITA)2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamza Kramou  (ALG)3 Flag of Cuba.svg  Yordenis Ugás  (CUB)10
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yordenis Ugás  (CUB)21Flag of Cuba.svg  Yordenis Ugás  (CUB)11
Flag of Romania.svg  Georgian Popescu  (ROU)20Flag of Romania.svg  Georgian Popescu  (ROU)7
Flag of the United States.svg  Sadam Ali  (USA)5 Flag of Romania.svg  Georgian Popescu  (ROU)14
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Jean de Dieu Soloniaina  (MAD)2 Flag of Mexico.svg  Francisco Vargas  (MEX)4
Flag of Mexico.svg  Francisco Vargas  (MEX)9Flag of Cuba.svg  Yordenis Ugás  (CUB)8
Flag of France.svg  Daouda Sow  (FRA)13Flag of France.svg  Daouda Sow  (FRA)15
Flag of North Korea.svg  Kim Song-Guk  (PRK)3 Flag of France.svg  Daouda Sow  (FRA)13
Flag of Turkey.svg  Onur Şipal  (TUR)3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  José Pedraza  (PUR)9
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  José Pedraza  (PUR)10Flag of France.svg  Daouda Sow  (FRA)9
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Klyuchko  (UKR)8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Qing  (CHN)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Qing  (CHN)10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Qing  (CHN)11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Miklós Varga  (HUN)3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Merey Akshalov  (KAZ)7
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Merey Akshalov  (KAZ)12

See also

Reference

  1. "Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Lightweight". Olympedia. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

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