Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
Date 14–29 August
Competitors 28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Andre Ward  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Magomed Aripgadjiev  Belarus
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  Egypt
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Utkirbek Haydarov  Uzbekistan

The light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 14 to 29 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 75 and 81 kilograms.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004.[1] The competition began with a preliminary round on 14 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 29 August.[2] As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. 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.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 14 August 200413:30 & 19:30Round of 32
Thursday, 19 August 200413:30Round of 16
Tuesday, 23 August 200419:30Quarterfinals
Friday, 27 August 200419:30Semifinals
Sunday, 29 August 200413:30Final

Qualifying Athletes

Athlete Country
Yoan Pablo Hernández Cuba
Evgeny Makarenko Russia
Andre Ward United States
Clemente Russo Italy
Song Hak-Seong South Korea
Abdelhani Kenzi Algeria
Isaac Ekpo Nigeria
Utkirbek Haydarov Uzbekistan
İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan Turkey
Soulan Pownceby New Zealand
Beibut Shumenov Kazakhstan
Aleksy Kuziemski Poland
Trevor Stewardson Canada
Flavio Furtado Cape Verde
Shohrat Kurbanov Turkmenistan
Ahmed Ismail El Shamy Egypt
Taylor Mabika Gabon
Elias Pavlidis Greece
Washington Silva Brazil
Ali Ismailov Azerbaijan
Lei Yuping China
Pierre Celestin Yana Cameroon
Andriy Fedchuk Ukraine
Jitender Kumar India
Magomed Aripgadjiev Belarus
Ramiro Reducindo Mexico
Edgar Muñoz Venezuela
Marijo Šivolija Croatia

Results

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
 Yoan Pablo Hernández (CUB) 18
 Evgeny Makarenko (RUS) 30
 Evgeny Makarenko (RUS) 16
 Andre Ward (USA) 23
 Andre Ward (USA) 17
 Clemente Russo (ITA) 9
 Andre Ward (USA) 17
 Song Hak-Seong (KOR) 19  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 15
 Abdelhani Kenzi (ALG) 25  Abdelhani Kenzi (ALG) 19
 Isaac Ekpo (NGR) 11  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 31
 Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 21  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 16
 İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (TUR) RSC  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (TUR) 11
 Soulan Pownceby (NZL)  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (TUR) 27
 Beibut Shumenov (KAZ) 34  Beibut Shumenov (KAZ) 19
 Aleksy Kuziemski (POL) 22  Andre Ward (USA) 20
 Trevor Stewardson (CAN) 36  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 13
 Flavio Furtado (CPV) 20  Trevor Stewardson (CAN) 22
 Shohrat Kurbanov (TKM) 22  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) 38
 Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) 44  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) RSC
 Taylor Mabika (GAB) 17  Elias Pavlidis (GRE)
 Elias Pavlidis (GRE) 32 ' Elias Pavlidis (GRE) 31
 Washington Silva (BRA) 22  Ali Ismailov (AZE) 16
 Ali Ismailov (AZE) 27  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) 20
 Lei Yuping (CHN) 24  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 23
 Pierre Celestin Yana (CMR) 16  Lei Yuping (CHN) 17
 Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) RSC  Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) 9
 Jitender Kumar (IND)  Lei Yuping (CHN) 18
 Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 29  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 27
 Ramiro Reducindo (MEX) 10  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 18
 Edgar Muñoz (VEN) 31  Edgar Muñoz (VEN) 10
 Marijo Šivolija (CRO) 23

References

  1. 1 2 "Athens 2004: Boxing – Light Heavyweight (81kg)" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2004. pp. 29–30. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. "Boxing: Men's Light Heavyeight (81kg/179lbs)". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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