Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]

Lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates18–31 July
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Howard Davis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simion Cuțov  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ace Rusevski  Yugoslavia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vassily Solomin  Soviet Union
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Medalists

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Gold Howard Davis
  United States
Silver Simion Cuțov
  Romania
Bronze Ace Rusevski
  Yugoslavia
Bronze Vassily Solomin
  Soviet Union

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Howard Davis   United States
2 Simion Cuțov   Romania
3T Ace Rusevski   Yugoslavia
3T Vassily Solomin   Soviet Union
5T Ove Lundby   Sweden
5T Tsvetan Tsvetkov   Bulgaria
5T András Botos   Hungary
5T Yves Jeudy   Haiti
9T Nelson Calzadilla   Venezuela
9T Bogdan Gajda   Poland
9T Leonidas Asprilla   Colombia
9T Georgios Agrimanakis   Greece
9T Parviz Bahmani   Iran
9T Reinaldo Valiente   Cuba
15T Ernesto González   Nicaragua
15T Khaidavyn Altankhuyag   Mongolia
15T Antonio Rubio   Spain
15T Sylvester Mittee   Great Britain
15T Hans Henrik Palm   Denmark
15T Yukio Segawa   Japan
15T Roberto Andino   Puerto Rico
22T Gaetano Pirastu   Italy
22T Gerard Hamill   Ireland

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2018.