Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates	22–31 July
Competitors	15 from 15 nations
Medalists
Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba Mircea Şimon  Romania Clarence Hill 23x15px Bermuda John Tate  United States

Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 22 to 31 July 1976. 15 boxers from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold	Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba
Silver	Mircea Şimon  Romania
Bronze	Clarence Hill 23x15px Bermuda
Bronze	John Tate  United States

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

Rank	Name	Country
1	Teófilo Stevenson	Cuba
2	Mircea Şimon	Romania
3T	Clarence Hill	23x15px Bermuda
3T	John Tate	United States
5T	Peter Hussing	West Germany
5T	Rudy Gauwe	Belgium
5T	Pekka Ruokola	Finland
5T	Atanas Sapundzhiev	Bulgaria
9T	Andrzej Biegalski	Poland
9T	Mamadou Drame	Senegal
9T	Parviz Badpa	Iran
9T	Trevor Berbick	Jamaica
9T	László Pákozdi	Hungary
9T	Viktor Ivanov	Soviet Union
15T	Jürgen Fanghänel	East Germany

First round

• Atanas Sapundzhiev (BUL) def. Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY), walk-over
• Viktor Ivanov (URS) def. Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), 3:2

Second round

• John Tate (USA) def. Andrzej Biegalski (POL), 5:0
• Peter Hussing (FRG) def. Lászlo Pakózdi (HUN), 5:0
• Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Mamadou Drame (SNG), KO-2
• Pekka Ruokola (FIN) def. Solomon Ataga (NGA), walk-over
• Clarence Hill (BER) def. Parviz Badpa (IRN), KO-3
• Rudy Gauwe (BEL) def. Eric George (VIS), walk-over
• Mircea Şimon (ROM) def. Trevor Berbick (JAM), 5:0
• Atanas Sapundzhiev (BUL) def. Viktor Ivanov (URS), 4:1

Quarterfinals

• John Tate (USA) def. Peter Hussing (FRG), 3:2
• Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Pekka Ruokola (FIN), KO-1
• Clarence Hill (BER) def. Rudy Gauwe (BEL), 5:0
• Mircea Şimon (ROM) def. Atanas Sapundzhiev (BUL), 4:1

Semifinals

• Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. John Tate (USA), KO-1
• Mircea Şimon (ROM) def. Clarence Hill (BER), 5:0

Final

• Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Mircea Şimon (ROM), AB-3