Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenuePeristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
Date14–29 August
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andre Ward  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magomed Aripgadjiev  Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Utkirbek Haydarov  Uzbekistan
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The light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 14 to 29 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 75 and 81 kilograms.

Competition format

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Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004.[1] The competition began with a preliminary round on 14 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 29 August.[2] 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.

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 14 August 2004 13:30 & 19:30 Round of 32
Thursday, 19 August 2004 13:30 Round of 16
Tuesday, 23 August 2004 19:30 Quarterfinals
Friday, 27 August 2004 19:30 Semifinals
Sunday, 29 August 2004 13:30 Final

Qualifying Athletes

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Athlete Country
Yoan Pablo Hernández  Cuba
Evgeny Makarenko  Russia
Andre Ward  United States
Clemente Russo  Italy
Song Hak-Seong  South Korea
Abdelhani Kenzi  Algeria
Isaac Ekpo  Nigeria
Utkirbek Haydarov  Uzbekistan
İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan  Turkey
Soulan Pownceby  New Zealand
Beibut Shumenov  Kazakhstan
Aleksy Kuziemski  Poland
Trevor Stewardson  Canada
Flavio Furtado  Cape Verde
Shohrat Kurbanov  Turkmenistan
Ahmed Ismail El Shamy  Egypt
Taylor Mabika  Gabon
Elias Pavlidis  Greece
Washington Silva  Brazil
Ali Ismailov  Azerbaijan
Lei Yuping  China
Pierre Celestin Yana  Cameroon
Andriy Fedchuk  Ukraine
Jitender Kumar  India
Magomed Aripgadjiev  Belarus
Ramiro Reducindo  Mexico
Edgar Muñoz  Venezuela
Marijo Šivolija  Croatia

Results

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
 Yoan Pablo Hernández (CUB) 18
 Evgeny Makarenko (RUS) 30
 Evgeny Makarenko (RUS) 16
 Andre Ward (USA) 23
 Andre Ward (USA) 17
 Clemente Russo (ITA) 9
 Andre Ward (USA) 17
 Song Hak-seong (KOR) 19  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 15
 Abdelhani Kenzi (ALG) 25  Abdelhani Kenzi (ALG) 19
 Isaac Ekpo (NGR) 11  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 31
 Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 21  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 16
 İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (TUR) RSC  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (TUR) 11
 Soulan Pownceby (NZL)  İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (TUR) 27
 Beibut Shumenov (KAZ) 34  Beibut Shumenov (KAZ) 19
 Aleksy Kuziemski (POL) 22  Andre Ward (USA) 20
 Trevor Stewardson (CAN) 36  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 13
 Flavio Furtado (CPV) 20  Trevor Stewardson (CAN) 22
 Shohrat Kurbanov (TKM) 22  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) 38
 Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) 44  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) RSC
 Taylor Mabika (GAB) 17  Elias Pavlidis (GRE)
 Elias Pavlidis (GRE) 32  Elias Pavlidis (GRE) 31
 Washington Silva (BRA) 22  Ali Ismailov (AZE) 16
 Ali Ismailov (AZE) 27  Ahmed Ismail El Shamy (EGY) 20
 Lei Yuping (CHN) 24  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 23
 Pierre Celestin Yana (CMR) 16  Lei Yuping (CHN) 17
 Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) RSC  Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) 9
 Jitender Kumar (IND)  Lei Yuping (CHN) 18
 Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 29  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 27
 Ramiro Reducindo (MEX) 10  Magomed Aripgadjiev (BLR) 18
 Edgar Muñoz (VEN) 31  Edgar Muñoz (VEN) 10
 Marijo Šivolija (CRO) 23

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athens 2004: Boxing – Light Heavyweight (81kg)" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. 15 August 2004. pp. 29–30. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Boxing: Men's Light Heavyeight (81kg/179lbs)". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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