Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's super heavyweight

Men's super heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date1–12 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anthony Joshua  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roberto Cammarelle  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Magomedrasul Majidov  Azerbaijan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Dychko  Kazakhstan
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The men's super heavyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 1 to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Sixteen boxers from different countries competed.[1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semifinal losers. Bouts were three rounds of three minutes each.[2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday 1 August 2012 15:30 & 22:30 Round of 16
Monday 6 August 2012 22:30 Quarter-finals
Friday 10 August 2012 22:30 Semi-finals
Sunday 12 August 2012 15:15 Final

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 Magomedrasul Majidov (AZE) RSC
 Meji Mwamba (COD)  Magomedrasul Majidov (AZE) 17
 Magomed Omarov (RUS) 19  Magomed Omarov (RUS) 14
 Dominic Breazeale (USA) 8  Magomedrasul Majidov (AZE) 12
 Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) 15  Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) 13
 Blaise Yepmou Mendouo (CMR) 6  Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) 11
 Ítalo Perea (ECU) 10  Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) 12
 Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) 18  Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) 18
 Ivan Dychko (KAZ) 14  Anthony Joshua (GBR) 18+
 Erik Pfeifer (GER) 4  Ivan Dychko (KAZ) 20
 Simon Kean (CAN) 16+  Simon Kean (CAN) 6
 Tony Yoka (FRA) 16  Ivan Dychko (KAZ) 11
 Zhang Zhilei (CHN) RSC  Anthony Joshua (GBR) 13
 Johan Linde (AUS)  Zhang Zhilei (CHN) 11
 Erislandy Savón (CUB) 16  Anthony Joshua (GBR) 15
 Anthony Joshua (GBR) 17

References

  1. ^ "Olympics boxing: Anthony Joshua wins super-heavyweight gold". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ Men's super heavyweight competition format. Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today Accessed 2 May 2012.