Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight ( 48 kg)
Paul Gonzales
 United States
Salvatore Todisco
 Italy
Marcelino Bolivar
 Venezuela
Keith Mwila
 Zambia
Flyweight ( 51 kg)
Steve McCrory
 United States
Redzep Redzepovski
 Yugoslavia
Eyüp Can
 Turkey
Ibrahim Bilali
 Kenya
Bantamweight ( 54 kg)
Maurizio Stecca
 Italy
Héctor López
 Mexico
Dale Walters
 Canada
Pedro Nolasco
 Dominican Republic
Featherweight ( 57 kg)
Meldrick Taylor
 United States
Peter Konyegwachie
 Nigeria
Omar Catarí
 Venezuela
Turgut Aykaç
 Turkey
Lightweight ( 60 kg)
Pernell Whitaker
 United States
Luis Ortiz
 Puerto Rico
Chun Chil-Sung
 South Korea
Martin Ndongo-Ebanga
 Cameroon
Light welterweight ( 63.5 kg)
Jerry Page
 United States
Dhawee Umponmaha
 Thailand
Mircea Fulger
 Romania
Mirko Puzović
 Yugoslavia
Welterweight ( 67 kg)
Mark Breland
 United States
An Young-Su
 South Korea
Joni Nyman
 Finland
Luciano Bruno
 Italy
Light middleweight ( 71 kg)
Frank Tate
 United States
Shawn O'Sullivan
 Canada
Christophe Tiozzo
 France
Manfred Zielonka
 West Germany
Middleweight ( 75 kg)
Shin Joon-Sup
 South Korea
Virgil Hill
 United States
Aristides González
 Puerto Rico
Mohamed Zaoui
 Algeria
Light heavyweight ( 81 kg)
Anton Josipović
 Yugoslavia
Kevin Barry
 New Zealand
Evander Holyfield
 United States
Mustapha Moussa
 Algeria
Heavyweight ( 91 kg)
Henry Tillman
 United States
Willie DeWit
 Canada
Angelo Musone
 Italy
Arnold Vanderlyde
 Netherlands
Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Tyrell Biggs
 United States
Francesco Damiani
 Italy
Robert Wells
 Great Britain
Aziz Salihu
 Yugoslavia

Events

Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Paul Gonzales USA
Salvatore Todisco ITA
Marcelino Bolivar VEN
Keith Mwila ZAM

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Flyweight ( 51 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Steve McCrory USA
Redzep Redzepovski YUG
Eyüp Can TUR
Ibrahim Bilali KEN

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Bantamweight ( 54 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Maurizio Stecca ITA
Héctor López MEX
Dale Walters CAN
Pedro Nolasco DOM

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Featherweight (57 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Meldrick Taylor USA
Peter Konyegwachie NGR
Omar Catari VEN
Turgut Aykaç TUR

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Lightweight ( 60 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Pernell Whitaker USA
Luis Ortiz PUR
Chun Chil-Sung KOR
Martin Ndongo-Ebanga CMR

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Light Welterweight ( 63.5 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Jerry Page USA
Dhawee Umponmaha THA
Mircea Fulger ROU
Mirko Puzović YUG

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Welterweight ( 67 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Mark Breland USA
An Young-Su KOR
Joni Nyman FIN
Luciano Bruno ITA

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Frank Tate USA
Shawn O'Sullivan CAN
Christophe Tiozzo FRA
Manfred Zielonka FRG

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Middleweight ( 75 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Shin Joon-Sup KOR
Virgil Hill USA
Aristides González PUR
Mohamed Zaoui ALG

First round

Second round

Puerto Rican Aristides González (right) defeats Western Samoan Paulo Tuvale

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Light Heavyweight ( 81 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Anton Josipović YUG
Kevin Barry NZL
Evander Holyfield USA
Mustapha Moussa ALG

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Holyfield was disqualified for punching Barry after the referee had called stop.[1]

Final

Barry was knocked out by Holyfield's illegal punch in the semifinal; under IABA health regulation he was not allowed to box for 28 days, so scratched from the final.[1]


Heavyweight ( 91 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Henry Tillman USA
Willie DeWit CAN
Angelo Musone ITA
Arnold Vanderlyde NED

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final


Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)


RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Tyrell Biggs USA
Francesco Damiani ITA
Robert Wells GBR
Aziz Salihu YUG

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

See also

References

  1. 1 2 AP (12 August 1984). "Holyfield loses appeal, but gains bronze". Boca Raton News. p. 4D. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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