Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

Heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueOlympiysky Sports Complex
Date25 July – 2 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pyotr Zayev  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) István Lévai  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jürgen Fanghänel  East Germany
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The heavyweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 25 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex.[1] 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Friday, 25 July 1980 12:00
18:00		 Round of 16
Wednesday, 30 July 1980 13:00 Quarterfinals
Thursday, 31 July 1980 13:00 Semifinals
Saturday, 2 August 1980 15:00 Final

Results

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anders Eklund (SWE)1
 
 
 István Lévai (HUN)4
 
 
 
 
 
 István Lévai (HUN)0
 
 
 
 Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)5
 
 Solomon Ataga (NGR)
 
 
 
 Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)KO
 
 Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)KO
 
 
 
 Grzegorz Skrzecz (POL)
 
 William Isangura (TAN)
 
 
 
 Grzegorz Skrzecz (POL)RSC
 
 Teófilo Stevenson (CUB)4
 
 
 
 Pyotr Zayev (URS)1
 
 Petar Stoimenov (BUL)RSC
 
 
 
 Naasan Ajjoub (SYR)
 
 Petar Stoimenov (BUL)
 
 
 
 Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR)RSC
 
 Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR)4
 
 
 
 Luis Castillo (ECU)1
 
 Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR)0
 
 
 
 Pyotr Zayev (URS)5
 
 Azis Salihu (YUG)0
 
 
 
 Pyotr Zayev (URS)5
 
 Pyotr Zayev (URS)5
 
 
 
 Francesco Damiani (ITA)0
 
 Teodor Pîrjol (ROU)1
 
 
 Francesco Damiani (ITA)4
 

References

  1. ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 155, 177. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Boxing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2018.