Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

Men's heavyweight at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Workers Indoor Arena
Date	13–23 August 2008
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Rakhim Chakhkiev  Russia Clemente Russo  Italy Osmay Acosta  Cuba Deontay Wilder  United States

The heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass.

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

This was the first time since 1968 that Cuba did not win the gold medal in this weight class while it was participating (i.e. excluding boycotts in 1984 and 1988).

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

	Round of 16 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 15:00-17:00				Quarterfinals Sunday, August 17, 2008 21:00-22:00				Semifinals Friday, August 22, 2008 15:30-16:00				Final Saturday, August 23, 2008 21:20-21:40
	Osmay Acosta (CUB)	11
	Olanrewaju Durodola (NGR)	0
					Osmay Acosta (CUB)	7
					Elias Pavlidis (GRE)	4
	Elias Pavlidis (GRE)	7
	Milorad Gajović (MNE)	3
									Osmay Acosta (CUB)	5
									Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS)	10
	Deivi Julio Blanco (COL)	5
	John M'Bumba (FRA)	11
					John M'Bumba (FRA)	9
					Rakhim Chakhkeiv (RUS)	18
	Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS)	7
	Ali Mazaheri (IRI)	3
													Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS)	4
													Clemente Russo (ITA)	2
	Abdelaziz Toulbini (ALG)	4
	Deontay Wilder (USA)	10
					Deontay Wilder (USA)	+10
					Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)	10
	Brad Pitt (AUS)	6
	Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)	11
									Deontay Wilder (USA)	1
									Clemente Russo (ITA)	7
	Yushan Nijiati (CHN)	4
	Oleksandr Usyk (UKR)	23
					Oleksandr Usyk (UKR)	4
					Clemente Russo (ITA)	7
	Clemente Russo (ITA)	7
	Viktar Zuyev (BLR)	1

See also

• 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight

External links

• AIBA
• Results