Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 2 October 1988. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed. 31-year-old Vyacheslav Yanovskiy won the gold medal.[1]

Light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates19 September – 2 October
Competitors45 from 45 nations
Medalists
Vyacheslav Yanovski  Soviet Union
Grahame Cheney  Australia
Lars Myrberg  Sweden
Reiner Gies  West Germany

Medalists

GoldVyacheslav Yanovski
 Soviet Union
SilverGrahame Cheney
 Australia
BronzeLars Myrberg
 Sweden
BronzeReiner Gies
 West Germany

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1Vyacheslav Yanovski Soviet Union
2Grahame Cheney Australia
3TLars Myrberg Sweden
3TReiner Gies West Germany
5TTodd Foster United States
5THumberto Rodríguez Mexico
5TAnthony Mwamba Zambia
5TSodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh Mongolia
9TIke Quartey Ghana
9TJeon Jin-cheol South Korea
9TDuke Chinyadza Zimbabwe
9THoward Grant Canada
9TLudovic Proto France
9TLyton Mphande Malawi
9TAdrian Carew-Dodson Guyana
9TDavid Kamau Kenya
17TMiguel González Paraguay
17TJosé Saizozema Dominican Republic
17TLiasu Braimoh Nigeria
17TAndrzej Możdżeń Poland
17TApete Temo Fiji
17TAndreas Otto East Germany
17TAhmad Mayez Khanji Syria
17TMark Elliott Great Britain
17TRashi Ali Hadj Matumla Tanzania
17TKhalid Rahilou Morocco
17TAnoumou Aguiar Togo
17TVukašin Dobrašinović Yugoslavia
17TLóránt Szabó Hungary
17TMartin N'Dongo Ebanga Cameroon
17TDan Odindo Uganda
32THandhal Mohamed Al-Harithy Oman
32TTomás Ruiz Spain
32TSøren Søndergaard Denmark
32TKouassi Kouassi Ivory Coast
32TJhapat Singh Bhujel Nepal
32TAvaavau Avaavau Samoa
32TKunihiro Miura Japan
32TJonas Bade Papua New Guinea
32TBorislav Abadzhiev Bulgaria
32TBilal El-Masri Lebanon
32TVíctor Pérez Puerto Rico
32TAbidnasir Shabab Jordan
32THubert Wester Aruba
32TPravit Suwanwichit Thailand

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Light Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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