Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

Men's lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date17 September to 30 September
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mario Kindelán  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andriy Kotelnyk  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cristián Bejarano  Mexico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Maletin  Russia
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The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 17 September to 30 September at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Competition format

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Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.[1] The event consisted of 28 boxers of different nationalities, who had qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 17 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 30 September. 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.

Competitors

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Name Country
Asghar Ali Shah  Pakistan
Tigkran Ouzlian  Greece
Mario Kindelán  Cuba
Pongsith Wiangwiset  Thailand
Norman Schuster  Germany
Patrick Lopez  Venezuela
Aleksandr Maletin  Russia
Makhach Nuriddinov  Azerbaijan
Naoufel Ben Rabah  Tunisia
David Jackson  United States
Selim Palyani  Turkey
Abdel Jalahi  France
Michael Katsidis  Australia
Agnaldo Nunes  Brazil
Artur Gevorgyan  Armenia
Nurzhan Karimzhanov  Kazakhstan
Larry Semillano  Philippines
Andriy Kotelnyk  Ukraine
Victor Ramos  Individual Olympic Athletes
Raymond Narh  Ghana
Gheorghe Lungu  Romania
Adisu Tebebu  Ethiopia
Cristián Bejarano  Mexico
Gilvert Khunwane  Botswana
Almazbek Raimkulov  Kyrgyzstan
Tumentsetseg Uitumen  Mongolia
José Cruz Lasso  Colombia
Giovanni Frontin  Mauritius

Results

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All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Round of 32
Sunday, September 17, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Round of 16
Friday, September 22, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Quarter-finals
Tuesday, September 26, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Semi-finals
Thursday, September 28, 2000
19:30
Final
Saturday, September 30, 2000
13:00
 Asghar Ali Shah (PAK) 15
 Tigkran Ouzlian (GRE) 17
 Tigkran Ouzlian (GRE)
 Mario Kindelán (CUB) RSC
 Mario Kindelán (CUB) 14
 Pongsith Wiangwiset (THA) 8
 Mario Kindelán (CUB) 27
 Norman Schuster (GER) 10  Aleksandr Maletin (RUS) 15
 Patrick Lopez (VEN) 24  Patrick Lopez (VEN)
 Aleksandr Maletin (RUS) 14  Aleksandr Maletin (RUS) RSC
 Mahac Nuriddinovun (AZE) 5  Aleksandr Maletin (RUS) RSC
 Naoufel Ben Rabah (TUN) 7  Selim Palyani (TUR)
 David Jackson (USA) 19  David Jackson (USA)
 Selim Palyani (TUR) 14  Selim Palyani (TUR) WO
 Abdel Jebahi (FRA) 5  Mario Kindelán (CUB) 14
 Michael Katsidis (AUS) 15  Andriy Kotelnyk (UKR) 4
 Agnaldo Nunes (BRA) 6  Michael Katsidis (AUS) 7
 Artur Gevorgyan (ARM) 6  Nurzhan Karimzhanov (KAZ) 9
 Nurzhan Karimzhanov (KAZ) 16  Nurzhan Karimzhanov (KAZ)
 Larry Semillano (PHI)  Andriy Kotelnyk (UKR) RSC
 Andriy Kotelnyk (UKR) RSC  Andriy Kotelnyk (UKR) 17
 Victor Ramos (IOA)  Raymond Narh (GHA) 11
 Raymond Narh (GHA) RSC  Andriy Kotelnyk (UKR) 22
 Gheorghe Lungu (ROM) 15  Cristián Bejarano (MEX) 14
 Adisu Tebebu (ETH) 3  Gheorghe Lungu (ROM) 11
 Cristián Bejarano (MEX) 17  Cristián Bejarano (MEX) 14
 Gilbert Khunwane (BOT) 5  Cristián Bejarano (MEX) 14
 Almazbek Raimkulov (KGZ) 15  Almazbek Raimkulov (KGZ) 12
 Tumentsetseg Uitumen (MGL) 4  Almazbek Raimkulov (KGZ) 12
 José Leonardo Cruz (COL) 10  José Cruz Lasso (COL) 2
 Giovanni Frontin (MRI) 9

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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