Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.[1]

Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates19–31 July
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leon Spinks  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sixto Soria  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Costica Dafinoiu  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janusz Gortat  Poland
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Medalists

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Gold Leon Spinks
  United States
Silver Sixto Soria
  Cuba
Bronze Costica Dafinoiu
  Romania
Bronze Janusz Gortat
  Poland

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Leon Spinks   United States
2 Sixto Soria   Cuba
3T Costica Dafinoiu   Romania
3T Janusz Gortat   Poland
5T Wolfgang Gruber   West Germany
5T Juan Domingo Suárez   Argentina
5T Robert Burgess   Bermuda
5T Ottomar Sachse   East Germany
9T José Rosa   Puerto Rico
9T Vilmos Jakab   Hungary
9T Anatoliy Klimanov   Soviet Union
9T Georgi Stoimenov   Bulgaria
9T Joan Claudi Montane   Andorra
14T Hocine Tafer   France
14T Miloslav Popović   Yugoslavia
14T Abdel Latif Fatihi   Morocco
14T Ernesto Sánchez   Venezuela
14T Roger Fortin   Canada

First round

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Second 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 Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2018.