Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
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Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
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Venue | Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 22–31 July | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics |
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Light flyweight | men |
Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Light welterweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Light middleweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Light heavyweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
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.[1]
Contents
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:[1]
Rank | Name | Country |
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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