Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

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Lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates29 July – 11 August
Competitors40 from 40 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pernell Whitaker  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luis Ortiz  Puerto Rico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chun Chil-sung  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martin Ndongo-Ebanga  Cameroon
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The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 11 August 1984. 40 boxers from 40 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Pernell Whitaker
 United States
Silver Luis Ortiz
 Puerto Rico
Bronze Chun Chil-sung
 South Korea
Bronze Martin Ndongo-Ebanga
 Cameroon

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

Rank Name Country
1 Pernell Whitaker  United States
2 Luis Ortiz  Puerto Rico
3T Chun Chil-sung  South Korea
3T Martin Ndongo-Ebanga  Cameroon
5T José Antonio Hernando  Spain
5T Fahri Sümer  Turkey
5T Reiner Gies  West Germany
5T Leopoldo Cantancio  Philippines
9T Douglas Odame  Ghana
9T Alex Dickson  Great Britain
9T Gordon Carew  Guyana
9T Jaineck Chinyanta  Zambia
9T Geofrey Nyeko  Uganda
9T John Kalbhenn  Canada
9T Christopher Ossai  Nigeria
9T Renato Cornett  Australia
17T Jean-Claude Labonte  Seychelles
17T Dieudonné Kossi  Central African Republic
17T Buala Sasakul  Thailand
17T Desiré Ollo  Gabon
17T André Kimbu Mboma  Zaire
17T Shadrach Odhiambo  Sweden
17T Bakary Fofana  Ivory Coast
17T Emrol Phillip  Grenada
17T Ama Sodogah  Togo
17T Omar Méndez  Nicaragua
17T Samir Khenyab  Iraq
17T Milson Randrianasolo  Madagascar
17T Ángel Beltré  Dominican Republic
17T
Asif Kamran Dar
 Pakistan
17T Slobodan Pavlović  Yugoslavia
17T Hernán Gutiérrez  Colombia
33T Latt Zaw  
Myanmar
33T Dalbahadur Ranamagar  Nepal
33T Solomon Kondowe  Malawi
33T Shlomo Niazov  Israel
33T Patrick Waweru  Kenya
33T
Luciano Solis
 Mexico
33T Viorel Ioana  Romania
33T Mustapha Fadli  Morocco

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

  • Martin N'Dongo
    (CMR), 3:2
  • Chun Chil-Sung
    (KOR), 5:0

Final

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.