Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.[1]
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| Dates | 20 July-4 August 1996 |
| Competitors | 355 from 97 nations |
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| Light flyweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Light welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Light middleweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super heavyweight | |
There was significant controversy surrounding the judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the U.S. and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.[2] Also the finals of the Light flyweight bout between Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov and Mansueto Velasco of the Philippines, Petrov claims gold as many spectators believed that Velasco should have won the match and questioned the one-sided scoring of the judges.[3][4]
Qualification
The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | 1 to October 8, 1995 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| European Championships | March 30 to April 7, 1996 |  Vejle, Denmark |
| All-Africa Games | 13 to September 23, 1995 |  Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Africa Qualification Tournament | April/May 1996 |  Cairo, Egypt |
| Australia and Oceania Qualification Tournament | October 1995 |  Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| Pan American Games | March 1995 |  Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Central America Qualification Tournament | February 1996 |  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| North America Qualification Tournament | April 1996 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Halifax, Canada |
| South American Championships | March 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | April 19–20, 1996 |  Pasay, Philippines |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) |
Daniel Petrov Bulgaria |
Mansueto Velasco.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines |
Oleg Kiryukhin Ukraine |
Rafael Lozano Spain | |||
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) |
Maikro Romero Cuba |
Bulat Jumadilov Kazakhstan |
Zoltan Lunka Germany |
Albert Pakeyev Russia | |||
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) |
István Kovács Hungary |
Arnaldo Mesa Cuba |
Vichairachanon Khadpo Thailand |
| Raimkul Malakhbekov Russia | |||
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) |
Kamsing Somluck Thailand |
Serafim Todorov Bulgaria |
Pablo Chacón.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Argentina |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. United States | |||
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) |
Hocine Soltani Algeria |
Tontcho Tontchev Bulgaria |
Terrance Cauthen United States |
Leonard Doroftei Romania | |||
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) |
Héctor Vinent Cuba |
Oktay Urkal Germany |
Fathi Missaoui.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia |
| Bolat Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan | |||
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) |
Oleg Saitov Russia |
Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba |
Daniel Santos Puerto Rico |
| Marian Simion Romania | |||
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) |
David Reid United States |
Alfredo Duvergel Cuba |
Yermakhan Ibraimov Kazakhstan |
| Karim Tulaganov Uzbekistan | |||
| Middleweight (– 75 kg' |
Ariel Hernández Cuba |
Malik Beyleroğlu Turkey |
Rhoshii Wells United States |
| Mohamed Bahari Algeria | |||
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) |
Vasilii Jirov Kazakhstan |
Lee Seung-Bae.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
Antonio Tarver United States |
| Thomas Ulrich Germany | |||
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg)' |
Félix Savón Cuba |
David Defiagbon Canada |
Nate Jones United States |
| Luan Krasniqi Germany | |||
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) |
Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine |
Paea Wolfgram Tonga |
Duncan Dokiwari Nigeria |
| Alexei Lezin Russia |
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA)* | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
References
- "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Controversial Olympic loss may have set Mayweather on historic path".
- "After decades, Recah Trinidad still believes Onyok Velasco was robbed of Olympic gold". 28 August 2021.
- "20 years after Atlanta, Onyok still pines for gold". August 2016.
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