Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The men's welterweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 16 September to 30 September at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Men's welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date16 September to 30 September
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oleg Saitov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergey Dotsenko  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vitaly Gruşac  Moldova
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dorel Simion  Romania
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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 16 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
Kamel Chater   Tunisia
Ruslan Khairov   Azerbaijan
Oleg Saitov   Russia
Francisco Calderón   Colombia
Ellis Chibuye   Zambia
Roberto Guerra   Cuba
Rubén Fuchú   Puerto Rico
Dorel Simion   Romania
Mosolesa Tsie   Lesotho
Steven Küchler   Germany
Yovanni Lorenzo   Dominican Republic
Usman Ullah Khan   Pakistan
Geard Ajetović   FR Yugoslavia
Parkpoom Jangphonak   Thailand
Guillermo Saputo   Argentina
Sergey Dotsenko   Ukraine
Daniel Geale   Australia
Leonard Bundu   Italy
Paulus Ali Nuumbembe   Namibia
Daniyar Munaytbasov   Kazakhstan
Bülent Ulusoy   Turkey
Jin Suk-bae   South Korea
Fadel Showban   Egypt
Dante Craig   United States
Babk Moghimi   Iran
Sherzod Husanov   Uzbekistan
Tsegasellase Aregawi   Ethiopia
Vitaly Gruşac   Moldova

Results

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All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Round of 32
Saturday, September 16, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Round of 16
Thursday, September 21, 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
  Kamel Chater (TUN) 8
  Ruslan Khairov (AZE) 13
  Ruslan Khairov (AZE) 10
  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 10+
  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 15
  Francisco Calderón (COL) 1
  Oleg Saitov (RUS) 19
  Ellis Chibuye (ZAM) 4   Dorel Simion (ROM) 10
  Roberto Guerra (CUB) 18   Roberto Guerra (CUB) 7
  Rubén Fuchú (PUR)   Dorel Simion (ROM) 11
  Dorel Simion (ROM) RSC   Dorel Simion (ROM) 26
  Mosolesa Tsie (LES)   Steven Küchler (GER) 14
  Steven Küchler (GER) RSC   Steven Küchler (GER) RSC
  Yovanny Lorenzo (DOM) 5   Yovanni Lorenzo (DOM)
  Usman Ullah Khan (PAK) 4   Oleg Saitov (RUS) 24
  Geard Ajetović (YUG) 9   Sergey Dotsenko (UKR) 16
  Parkpoom Jangphonak (THA) 9+   Parkpoom Jangphonak (THA) 5
  Guillermo Saputo (ARG) 7   Sergey Dotsenko (UKR) 13
  Sergey Dotsenko (UKR) 12   Sergey Dotsenko (UKR) 8
  Daniel Geale (AUS) 2   Daniyar Munaytbasov (KAZ) 7
  Leonard Bundu (ITA) 4   Leonard Bundu (ITA) 4
  Paulus Ali Nuumbembe (NAM) 2   Daniyar Munaytbasov (KAZ) 13
  Daniyar Munaytbasov (KAZ) 14   Sergey Dotsenko (UKR) 17
  Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) 8   Vitaly Gruşac (MDA) 8
  Bae Jin-seok (KOR) 6   Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) 9
  Fadel Showban (EGY)   Dante Craig (USA) 4
  Dante Craig (USA) RSC   Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) 10
  Babak Moghimi (IRI) 5   Vitaly Gruşac (MDA) 19
  Sherzod Husanov (UZB) 15   Sherzod Husanov (UZB) 7
  Tsegasellase Aregawi (ETH)   Vitaly Gruşac (MDA) 13
  Vitaly Gruşac (MDA) WO

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 Welterweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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