Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates30 July – 11 August
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Josipović  Yugoslavia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Barry  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Evander Holyfield  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mustapha Moussa  Algeria
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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 24 boxers from 24 nations competed.[1]

Schedule

All times are PDT (UTC−8)[2].

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 31 July 1984 Round of 32
Saturday, 4 August 1984 Round of 16
Tuesday, 7 August 1984 Quarter-finals
Thursday, 9 August 1984 Semi-finals
Saturday, 11 August 1984 Final

Medalists

Gold Anton Josipović
 Yugoslavia
Silver Kevin Barry
 New Zealand
Bronze Evander Holyfield
 United States
Bronze Mustapha Moussa
 Algeria

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Anton Josipović  Yugoslavia
2 Kevin Barry  New Zealand
3T Evander Holyfield  United States
3T Mustapha Moussa  Algeria
5T Tony Wilson  Great Britain
5T Georgică Donici  Romania
5T Sylvanus Okello  Kenya
5T Jean-Paul Nanga-Ntsah  Cameroon
9T Drake Thadzi  Malawi
9T Roberto Oviedo  Argentina
9T Fine Sani  Tonga
9T Markus Bott  West Germany
9T Michael Nassoro  Tanzania
9T Ismail Salman  Iraq
9T Christer Corpi  Sweden
9T Jonathan Kiriisa  Uganda
17T Juha Hänninen  Finland
17T Ahmed El-Nagar  Egypt
17T Taju Akay  Ghana
17T Anthony Longdon  Grenada
17T Philip Pinder  Bahamas
17T Arcadio Fuentes  Puerto Rico
17T Don Smith  Trinidad and Tobago
17T Djiguible Traoré  Mali

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Holyfield was controversially disqualified for punching Barry after what seemed to be a stop. However, on a replay it is seen that the referee stopped the bout after his punches.[3][4]

Final

Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days, so he scratched from the final.[4] During the medal ceremony, Josipović shared the highest step of the podium with Holyfield and raised his hand, thus acknowledging that Evander was the real winner.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympic Games - Los Angeles, USA - July 28 - August 12 1984". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
  3. ^ "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b AP (12 August 1984). "Holyfield loses appeal, but gains bronze". Boca Raton News. p. 4D. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.