Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The light flyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class is open for boxers up to 48 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 20 July and ended on 3 August 1996.[1]

Light flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates20 July – 3 August
Competitors30 from 30 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Petrov  Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mansueto Velasco  Philippines
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oleg Kiryukhin  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rafael Lozano  Spain
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Qualified boxers edit

Athlete Notes
  Nshan Munchyan (ARM)
  Daniel Petrov (BUL)   1995 World Championships
  Mansueto Velasco (PHI)   Asian Championships
  Oleg Kiryukhin (UKR)   1996 European Championships
  Rafael Lozano (ESP)   1996 European Championships
  Somrot Kamsing (THA)   Asian Championships
  Albert Guardado (USA)   1995 Pan American Games
  Hamid Berhili (MAR) 1st African Olympic Qualification
  La Paene Masara (INA)
  Sabin Bornei (ROU)   1996 European Championships
  Beibis Mendoza (COL)   1996 South American Championships
  Anicet Rasoanaivo (MAD)
  Yosvani Aguilera (CUB)
  Yang Xiangzhong (CHN)
  Masibulele Makepula (RSA)   1995 All-Africa Games
  Jesús Martínez (MEX) 2nd North & Central American Olympic Qualification
  Yaşar Giritli (TUR) 4th 1996 European Championships
  José Pérez Reyes (DOM) 1st North & Central American Olympic Qualification
  Domenic Figliomeni (CAN)
  Abdul Rashid Qambrani (PAK)
  Geovany Baca (HON)   1995 Pan American Games
  Healer Modiradilo (BOT)
  Stefan Ström (SWE)
  Tsai Chih-hsiu (TPE)
  Alfred Tetteh (GHA) 2nd African Olympic Qualification
  Alberto Rossel (PER)   1996 South American Championships
  Joseph Benhard (NAM)
  Debendra Thapa (IND)
  Sapok Biki (MAS)
  Peter Baláž (SVK)

Medalists edit

Gold Daniel Petrov
  Bulgaria
Silver Mansueto Velasco
  Philippines
Bronze Rafael Lozano
  Spain
Oleg Kiryukhin
  Ukraine

Results edit

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Kiryukhin (UKR) 17
  Qambrani (PAK) 3   Kiryukhin (UKR) 18
  Figliomeni (CAN) 1   Mendoza (COL) 6
  Mendoza (COL) 12   Kiryukhin (UKR) 19
  Modiradilo (BOT) 9   Guardado (USA) 14
  Guardado (USA) 11   Guardado (USA) 9
  Rasoanaivo (MAD) 12   Rasoanaivo (MAD) 4
  Baca (HON) 0   Kiryukhin (UKR) 8
  Petrov (BUL) 17
  Munchyan (ARM) 5
  Petrov (BUL) 11
  Petrov (BUL) 18
  Bornei (ROM) 16   Kamsing (THA) 6
  Pérez Reyes (DOM) 10   Bornei (ROM) 7
  Giritli (TUR) 4   Kamsing (THA) 18
  Kamsing (THA) 19   Petrov (BUL) 19
  Baláž (SVK) 3   Velasco (PHI) 6
  Masara (INA) 13   Masara (INA) 8
  Martínez (MEX) 15   Martínez (MEX) 1
  Biki (MAS) 4   Masara (INA) 9
  Makepula (RSA) RCS-1   Lozano (ESP) 10
  Debendra (IND) (01:41)   Makepula (RSA) 3
  Benhard (NAM) 2   Lozano (ESP) 14
  Lozano (ESP) 10   Lozano (ESP) 10
  Velasco (PHI) RSC-1   Velasco (PHI) 22
  Chih-Hsiu (TPE) (02:27)   Velasco (PHI) 14
  Strøm (SWE) (02:26)   Aguilera (CUB) 5
  Aguilera (CUB) RSC-2   Velasco (PHI) 20
  Berhili (MAR) 10   Berhili (MAR) 10
  Tetteh (GHA) 5   Berhili (MAR) 14
  Rossel (PER) 7   Xiangzhong (CHN) 9
  Xiangzhong (CHN) 16

References edit

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links edit