Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

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Bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates18–31 July
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gu Yong-Ju  North Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Mooney  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Cowdell  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Rybakov  Soviet Union
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The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Gu Yong-Ju
 North Korea
Silver Charles Mooney
 United States
Bronze Patrick Cowdell
 Great Britain
Bronze Viktor Rybakov
 Soviet Union

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

Rank Name Country
1 Gu Yong-Ju  North Korea
2 Charles Mooney  United States
3T Patrick Cowdell  Great Britain
3T Viktor Rybakov  Soviet Union
5T Rey Fortaleza  Philippines
5T Stefan Förster  East Germany
5T Veerachat Saturngrum  Thailand
5T Hwang Cheol-sun  South Korea
9T Tsacho Andreykovski  Bulgaria
9T Orlando Martínez  Cuba
9T Alejandro Silva  Puerto Rico
9T Chris Ius  Canada
9T Hitoshi Ishigaki  Japan
9T Bernardo Onori  Italy
15T Leszek Borkowski  Poland
15T Aldo Cosentino  France
15T Kemal Solunur  Turkey
15T Francisco Sánchez  Dominican Republic
15T Jovito Rengifo  Venezuela
15T Juan Francisco Rodríguez  Spain
15T Faredin Ibrahim  Romania
15T József Jakab  Hungary
15T Tumat Sogolik  Papua New Guinea
15T Brian Tink  Australia
25T Mohamed Rais  Morocco
25T Thanasis Khouliaras  Greece
25T Abdel Nabi El-Sayed Mahran  Egypt

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.