Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight
| Super heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July – 9 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1992 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 super heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 1992. 17 boxers from 17 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Roberto Balado Cuba
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| Silver | Richard Igbineghu Nigeria
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| Bronze | Svilen Rusinov Bulgaria
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| Bronze | Brian Nielsen Denmark
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Results
[edit]The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Roberto Balado |  Cuba
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| 2 | Richard Igbineghu |  Nigeria
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| 3T | Svilen Rusinov |  Bulgaria
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| 3T | Brian Nielsen |  Denmark
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| 5T | Peter Hrivňák |  Czechoslovakia
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| 5T | Larry Donald |  United States
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| 5T | Gytis Juškevičius |  Lithuania
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| 5T | Willi Fischer |  Germany
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| 9T | Kevin McBride |  Ireland
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| 9T | Jeong Seung-won |  South Korea
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| 9T | Tom Glesby |  Canada
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| 9T | Nikolay Kulpin |  Unified Team
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| 9T | David Anyim |  Kenya
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| 9T | István Szikora |  Hungary
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| 9T | Jerry Nijman |  Netherlands
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| 16T | Ahmed Sarir |  Morocco
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| 16T | Iraj Kia Rostami |  Iran
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First round
[edit]- Peter Hrivňák (TCH) – BYE
- Kevin McBride (IRL) – BYE
- Brian Nielsen (DEN) – BYE
- Jeong Seung-won (KOR) – BYE
- Roberto Balado (CUB) – BYE
- Tom Glesby (CAN) – BYE
- Larry Donald (USA) – BYE
- Nikolay Kulpin (EUN) – BYE
- Gytis Juškevičius (LTU) – BYE
- David Anyim (KEN) – BYE
- Svilen Rusinov (BUL) – BYE
- István Szikora (HUN) – BYE
- Wilhelm Fischer (GER) def. Ahmed Sarir (MAR), RSC-2 (00:56)
- Jerry Nijman (NED) def. Iraj Kia Rostami (IRN), 9:5
Second round
[edit]- Peter Hrivňák (TCH) def. Kevin McBride (IRL), 21:1
- Brian Nielsen (DEN) def. Jeong Seung-won (KOR), 16:2
- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Tom Glesby (CAN), 16:2
- Larry Donald (USA) def. Nikolay Kulpin (EUN), RSCI-3 (00:02)
- Richard Igbineghu (NGA) def. Liade Alhassan (GHA), walk-over
- Gytis Juškevičius (LTU) def. David Anyim (KEN), RSCI-2 (01:38)
- Svilen Rusinov (BUL) def. István Szikora (HUN), 12:4
- Wilhelm Fischer (GER) def. Jerry Nijman (NED), 22:5
Quarterfinals
[edit]- Brian Nielsen (DEN) def. Peter Hrivňák (TCH), 14:4
- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Larry Donald (USA), 10:4
- Richard Igbineghu (NGR) def. Gytis Juškevičius (LTU), KO-2 (01:27)
- Svilen Rusinov (BUL) def. Wilhelm Fischer (GER), 8:5
Semifinals
[edit]- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Brian Nielsen (DEN), 15:1
- Richard Igbineghu (NGR) def. Svilen Rusinov (BUL), 9:7
Final
[edit]- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Richard Igbineghu (NGR), 13:2
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Super Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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