Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates	20 July – 3 August 1996
Competitors	31 from 31 nations
Medalists
István Kovács  Hungary Arnaldo Mesa  Cuba Vichairachanon Khadpo  Thailand Raimkul Malakhbekov  Russia

The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class is open for boxers up from 54 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-03.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	István Kovács  Hungary
Silver	Arnaldo Mesa  Cuba
Bronze	Vichairachanon Khadpo  Thailand
	Raimkul Malakhbekov  Russia

Results

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Križan (SVK)		6
	Abubakirov (KAZ)		4			Bouaita (FRA)		13
	Bouaita (FRA)		10								Bouaita (FRA)		8
	Raheem (USA)		19								Mesa (CUB)		15
	Hoe (PRK)		4			Raheem (USA)		(02:15)
	Larbi (SWE)		5			Mesa (CUB)		RSC-1
	Mesa (CUB)		19													Mesa (CUB)		14
	Bae (KOR)		8													Malakhbekov (RUS)		14
	Vicera (PHI)		4			Bae (KOR)		10
	Davaatseren (MGL)		13			Davaatseren (MGL)		11
	Chongo (ZAM)		7								Davaatseren (MGL)		9
	Malakhbekov (RUS)		16								Malakhbekov (RUS)		21
	Cotto (PUR)		6			Malakhbekov (RUS)		RSC-3
	Tsiripidis (GRE)		6			Boulehia (ALG)		(02:52)
	Boulehia (ALG)		10																		Mesa (CUB)		7
	Nolasco (DOM)		18																		Kovács (HUN)		14
	Naraina (MRI)		14			Nolasco (DOM)		6
	Nafil (MAR)		16			Nafil (MAR)		18
	Vernal (COL)		3								Nafil (MAR)		4
	Lambert (CAN)		2								Khadpo (THA)		13
	Khadpo (THA)		12			Khadpo (THA)		14
	Barreto (VEN)		9			Barreto (VEN)		6
	Khristov (BUL)		3													Khadpo (THA)		7
	Swan (AUS)		4													Kovács (HUN)		12
	Riadh (TUN)		14			Riadh (TUN)		3
	Olteanu (ROM)		RSC-3			Olteanu (ROM)		16
	Álvarez (MEX)		(03:37)								Olteanu (ROM)		2
	Aweda (NGR)		10								Kovács (HUN)		24
	Khasanov (TJK)		20			Khasanov (TJK)		3
	Kovács (HUN)		15			Kovács (HUN)		17
	Karagöz (TUR)		3

References

1. "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

• amateur-boxing