Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The men's middleweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 18 September to 30 September at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Men's middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date18 September to 30 September
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jorge Gutiérrez  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vugar Alakbarov  Azerbaijan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zsolt Erdei  Hungary
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Competition format

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Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.[1] This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 18 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 30 September. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds.[1] 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.

Competitors

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Name Country
Mohamed Mesbahi   Morocco
Oleksandr Zubrihin   Ukraine
Zsolt Erdei   Hungary
Vladislav Visilter   Kyrgyzstan
Albert Eromosele   Nigeria
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov   Russia
Utkirbek Haydarov   Uzbekistan
Abudoureheman   China
Paweł Kakietek   Poland
Cleiton Conceicão   Brazil
Jeff Lacy   United States
Jorge Guitiérrez   Cuba
Somchai Chimlum   Thailand
Antonios Giannoulas   Greece
Ottavio Barone   Italy
Donald Orr   Canada
Jitender Kumar   India
Abdelghani Kinzi   Algeria
Adrian Diaconu   Romania
Paul Miller   Australia
Jerson Ravelo   Dominican Republic
Vugar Alakbarov   Azerbaijan
Peter Kariuki Ngumi   Kenya
Im Jung-bin   South Korea
Ramadan Yasser   Egypt
Akın Kuloğlu   Turkey
Mariano Carrera   Argentina

Results

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All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Round of 32
Monday, September 18, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Round of 16
Friday, September 22, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Quarter-finals
Tuesday, September 26, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Semi-finals
Thursday, September 28, 2000
19:30
Final
Saturday, September 30, 2000
13:00
  Mohamed Mesbahi (MAR) 5
  Oleksandr Zubrihin (UKR) 9
  Oleksandr Zubrihin (UKR) 9
  Zsolt Erdei (HUN) 14
  Zsolt Erdei (HUN) RSC
  Vladislav Vizilter (KGZ)
  Zsolt Erdei (HUN) 16
  Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS) 24
  Albert Eromosele (NGR) 9
  Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS) 11   Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS) 15
  Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 10   Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS) RSC
  Abudoureheman (CHN)   Jeff Lacy (USA)
  Paweł Kakietek (POL) RSC   Paweł Kakietek (POL) 7
  Cleiton Conceicão (BRA)   Jeff Lacy (USA) 21
  Jeff Lacy (USA) RSC   Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS) 15
  Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB) 20   Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB) 17
  Somchai Cimlum (THA) 11   Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB) 20
  Antonios Giannoulas (GRE) 17   Antonios Giannoulas (GRE) 7
  Ottavio Barone (ITA) 10   Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB) KO
  Donald Orr (CAN)   Adrian Diaconu (ROM)
  Jitender Kumar (IND) RSC   Jitender Kumar (IND) 3
  Abdelghani Kinzi (ALG) 9   Adrian Diaconu (ROM) 12
  Adrian Diaconu (ROM) 19   Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB) 19
  Paul Miller (AUS) 8   Vugar Alakbarov (AZE) 9
  Jerson Ravelo (DOM) 7   Paul Miller (AUS) 8
  Vugar Alakbarov (AZE) 12   Vugar Alakbarov (AZE) 9
  Peter Kariuki Ngumi (KEN) 3   Vugar Alakbarov (AZE) 18
  Im Jeong-bin (KOR) 8   Akın Kuloğlu (TUR) 8
  Ramadan Yasser (EGY) 7   Im Jung-Bin (KOR) RET
  Akın Kuloğlu (TUR) RSC   Akın Kuloğlu (TUR)
  Mariano Carrera (ARG)

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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