Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Boxing at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
| Dates | 17 September-2 October 1988 |
| Competitors | 432 from 106 nations |
| Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Light flyweight | men |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Super heavyweight | men |
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries.[1] The events were notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between American Roy Jones Jr. and South Korean Park Si-Hun, when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being considered vastly superior by observers.[2][3][4]
Medalists
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) |
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|
Michael Carbajal United States
|
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|
Róbert Isaszegi Hungary
| |||
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) |
Kim Kwang-sun.svg.png){kind=small} South Korea
|
Andreas Tews East Germany
|
Mario González Mexico
|
Timofey Skryabin Soviet Union
| |||
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) |
Kennedy McKinney United States
|
Aleksandar Khristov Bulgaria
|
Jorge Eliécer Julio Colombia
|
Phajol Moolsan Thailand
| |||
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) |
Giovanni Parisi Italy
|
Daniel Dumitrescu.svg.png){kind=small} Romania
|
Lee Jae-hyuk South Korea
|
Abdelhak Achik Morocco
| |||
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) |
Andreas Zülow East Germany
|
George Cramne Sweden
|
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|
| Romallis Ellis United States
| |||
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) |
Vyacheslav Yanovski Soviet Union
|
Grahame Cheney Australia
|
Lars Myrberg Sweden
|
Reiner Gies West Germany
| |||
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) |
Robert Wangila Kenya
|
Laurent Boudouani France
|
Jan Dydak Poland
|
| Kenneth Gould United States
| |||
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) |
Park Si-hun South Korea
|
Roy Jones Jr. United States
|
Raymond Downey.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
Richard Woodhall.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain
| |||
| Middleweight (– 75 kg) |
Henry Maske East Germany
|
Egerton Marcus Canada
|
Chris Sande Kenya
|
Hussain Shah Pakistan
| |||
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) |
Andrew Maynard United States
|
Nurmagomed Shanavazov Soviet Union
|
Damir Škaro.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
| Henryk Petrich Poland
| |||
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg) |
Ray Mercer United States
|
Baik Hyun-man South Korea
|
Andrzej Golota Poland
|
Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands
| |||
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) |
Lennox Lewis Canada
|
Riddick Bowe United States
|
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko Soviet Union
|
| Janusz Zarenkiewicz Poland
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Mamet, David (7 October 1988). "In Losing, a Boxer Won". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Sports of The Times – Nice Gesture Substitutes For Justice – NYTimes.com". Query.nytimes.com. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Seoul Games scarred by riots". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
