Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

Men's heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date 21 September to 30 September
Competitors 16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Félix Savón  Cuba
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sultan Ibragimov  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Vladimer Tchanturia  Georgia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sebastian Köber  Germany

The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 21 September to 30 September at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Félix Savón became the third boxer to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals, along with his countryman Teofilo Stevenson, and Hungary's Laszlo Papp. Shortly after the victory ceremony, he announced his retirement.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.[1] This event consisted of 16 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 21 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 8, and concluded with the final on 30 September. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds.[1] Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Competitors

NameCountry
Mark Simmons Canada
Rouhollah Hosseini Iran
Magomed Ariphadjiev Azerbaijan
Sebastian Köber Germany
Rasmus Ojemaye Nigeria
Félix Savón Cuba
Wojciech Bartnik Poland
Michael Bennett United States
Vladimer Tchanturia Georgia
Mustafa Amru Mahmoud Egypt
Ruslan Chagaev Uzbekistan
Oleksandr Yatsenko Ukraine
Mohamed Azzaoui Algeria
Jackson Chanet France
Pauga Lalau Samoa
Sultan Ibragimov Russia

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Thursday, September 21, 200013:00 & 19:30Round of 16
Tuesday, September 26, 200013:00 & 19:30Quarterfinals
Thursday, September 28, 200019:30Semifinals
Saturday, September 30, 200013:00Final Bout

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 Mark Simmons (CAN) 11  
 Rouhollah Hosseini (IRI) 6      Mark Simmons (CAN)  
 Magomed Aripgadjiev (AZE) 4      Sebastian Köber (GER) RSC  
 Sebastian Köber (GER) 9        Sebastian Köber (GER) 8  
 Rasmus Ojemaye (NGR)        Félix Savón (CUB) 14  
 Félix Savón (CUB) RSC      Félix Savón (CUB) RSC  
 Wojciech Bartnik (POL) 2      Michael Bennett (USA)  
 Michael Bennett (USA) 11        Félix Savón (CUB) 21
 Vladimer Tchanturia (GEO) RSC        Sultan Ibragimov (RUS) 13
 Mustafa Amru Mahmoud (EGY)      Vladimer Tchanturia (GEO) 18  
 Ruslan Chagaev (UZB) 15      Ruslan Chagaev (UZB) 12  
 Oleksandr Yatsenko (UKR) 2        Vladimer Tchanturia (GEO) 4  
 Mohamed Azzaoui (ALG)        Sultan Ibragimov (RUS) 19  
 Jackson Chanet (FRA) RSC      Jackson Chanet (FRA) 13      
 Pauga Lalau (SAM)      Sultan Ibragimov (RUS) 18      
 Sultan Ibragimov (RUS) RSC  

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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