Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
| Light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 19–31 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 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 light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Leon Spinks United States |
| Silver | Sixto Soria Cuba |
| Bronze | Costica Dafinoiu Romania |
| Bronze | Janusz Gortat Poland |
Results
[edit]The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Spinks |  United States |
| 2 | Sixto Soria |  Cuba |
| 3T | Costica Dafinoiu |  Romania |
| 3T | Janusz Gortat |  Poland |
| 5T | Wolfgang Gruber |  West Germany |
| 5T | Juan Domingo Suárez |  Argentina |
| 5T | Robert Burgess |  Bermuda |
| 5T | Ottomar Sachse |  East Germany |
| 9T | José Rosa |  Puerto Rico |
| 9T | Vilmos Jakab |  Hungary |
| 9T | Anatoliy Klimanov |  Soviet Union |
| 9T | Georgi Stoimenov |  Bulgaria |
| 9T | Joan Claudi Montane |  Andorra |
| 14T | Hocine Tafer |  France |
| 14T | Miloslav Popović |  Yugoslavia |
| 14T | Abdel Latif Fatihi |  Morocco |
| 14T | Ernesto Sánchez |  Venezuela |
| 14T | Roger Fortin |  Canada |
First round
[edit]- Vilmos Jakab (HUN) def. Mohamed Mama (GHA), walk-over
- Juan Domingo Suarez (ARG) def. Hocine Tafer (FRA), KO-1
- Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Miloslav Popović (YUG), 3:2
- Georgi Stoymenov (BUL) def. Ernesto Sanchez (VEN), 5:0
- Leon Spinks (USA) def. Abellatif Fatihi (MAR), KO-1
- Anatoliy Klimanov (URS) def. Roger Fortin (CAN), 5:0
- Joan Montane (AND) def. Gabriel Daramola (NGA), walk-over
- Ottomar Sachse (GDR) def. Louis Ngatchou (CMR), walk-over
Second round
[edit]- Sixto Soria (CUB) def. José Rosa (PUR), KO-2
- Wolfgang Gruber (FRG) def. Frederick Sabat (KEN), walk-over
- Costică Dafinoiu (ROM) def. Robert Nixon (GUY), walk-over
- Robert Burgess (BER) def. Seifu Mekonnen (ETH), walk-over
- Juan Domingo Suarez (ARG) def. Vilmos Jakab (HUN), KO-1
- Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Georgi Stoymenov (BUL), AB-3
- Leon Spinks (USA) def. Anatoliy Klimanov (URS), 5:0
- Ottomar Sachse (GDR) def. Joan Montane (AND), RSC-3
Quarterfinals
[edit]- Sixto Soria (CUB) def. Wolfgang Gruber (FRG), KO-2
- Costică Dafinoiu (ROM) def. Robert Burgess (BER), 5:0
- Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Juan Domingo Suarez (ARG), 4:1
- Leon Spinks (USA) def. Ottomar Sachse (GDR), 5:0
Semifinals
[edit]- Sixto Soria (CUB) def. Costică Dafinoiu (ROM), AB-1
- Leon Spinks (USA) def. Janusz Gortat (POL), 5:0
Final
[edit]- Leon Spinks (USA) def. Sixto Soria (CUB), RSC-3
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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