Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
| Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 July – 11 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1984 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 |
| Super heavyweight | men |
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 31 July to 11 August 1984. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Henry Tillman United States
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| Silver | Willie DeWit Canada
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| Bronze | Angelo Musone Italy
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| Bronze | Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands
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Results
[edit]The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Henry Tillman |  United States
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| 2 | Willie DeWit |  Canada
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| 3T | Angelo Musone |  Italy
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| 3T | Arnold Vanderlyde |  Netherlands
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| 5T | Georgios Stefanopoulos |  Greece
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| 5T | Dodovic Owiny |  Uganda
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| 5T | Tevita Taufo'ou |  Tonga
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| 5T | Håkan Brock |  Sweden
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| 9T | Doug Young |  Great Britain
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| 9T | Egerton Forster |  Sierra Leone
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| 9T | Mohamed Bouchiche |  Algeria
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| 9T | Michael Kenny |  New Zealand
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| 9T | Kaur Singh |  India
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| 9T | Loi Faaeteete |  Samoa
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| 9T | Alex Stewart |  Jamaica
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| 16T | Magne Havnå |  Norway
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| 16T | Virgilio Frias |  Dominican Republic
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| 16T | Naasan Ajjoub |  Syria
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| 16T | James Omondi |  Kenya
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First round
[edit]- Håkan Brock (SWE) def. Magne Havnå (NOR), RSC-2
- Alex Stewart (JAM) def. Virgilio Frias (DOM), KO-2
- Kaur Singh (IND) def. Nassam Ajjoub (SYR), 5:0
- Angelo Musone (ITA) def. James Omondi (KEN), 5:0
Second round
[edit]- Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE) def. Douglas Young (GBR), KO-2
- Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) def. Egerton Forster (SLE), 4:1
- Willie DeWit (CAN) def. Mohamed Bouchiche (ALG), 5:0
- Dodovic Owiny (UGA) def. Michael Kenny (NZL), RSC-2
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Kaur Singh (IND), RSC-1
- Tevita Taufo'ou (TNG) def. Loi Faateete (SAM), 4:1
- Håkan Brock (SWE) def. Alex Stewart (JAM), 5:0
Quarterfinals
[edit]- Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) def. Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE), 5:0
- Willie DeWit (CAN) def. Dodovic Owiny (UGA), KO-1
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Tevita Taufo'ou (TNG), RSC-2
- Angelo Musone (ITA) def. Håkan Brock (SWE), 5:0
Semifinals
[edit]- Willie DeWit (CAN) def. Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL), 3:2
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Angelo Musone (ITA), 5:0
Final
[edit]- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Willie DeWit (CAN), 5:0
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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