Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight

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The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms (200.6 pounds).

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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.

16 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments.

Medalists

Gold Roberto Cammarelle
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Silver Zhang Zhilei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Bronze David Price
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Round of 16
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
20:45-22:45
Quarterfinals
Monday, 18 August 2008
21:00-22:00
Semifinals
Friday, 22 August 2008
21:30-22:00
Final
Sunday, 24 August 2008
16:30-16:50
        
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Glazkov  (UKR)5
Flag of Cuba.svg  Robert Alfonso  (CUB)3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Glazkov  (UKR)10
Flag of Algeria.svg  Newfel Ouatah  (ALG)4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Newfel Ouatah  (ALG)7
Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Payares  (VEN)5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vyacheslav Glazkov  (UKR)WO
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Zhilei  (CHN) 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Amanissi  (MAR)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Zhilei  (CHN)15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Zhilei  (CHN)12
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ruslan Myrsatayev  (KAZ)2
Flag of Australia.svg  Daniel Beahan  (AUS) 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ruslan Myrsatayev  (KAZ)RSC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Zhilei  (CHN) 
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Cammarelle  (ITA)RSC
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Cammarelle  (ITA)13
Flag of Croatia.svg  Marko Tomasović  (CRO)1
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Cammarelle  (ITA)9
Flag of Colombia.svg  Óscar Rivas  (COL)5
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Kubrat Pulev  (BUL)5
Flag of Colombia.svg  Óscar Rivas  (COL)11
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Cammarelle  (ITA)RSC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Price  (GBR) 
Flag of Russia.svg  Islam Timurziev  (RUS) 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Price  (GBR)RSC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Price  (GBR)RSC
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Jaroslavas Jakšto  (LTU)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Onorede Ohwarieme  (NGR)1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Jaroslavas Jakšto  (LTU)11

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