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Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

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Lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMaurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates18–31 July
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Howard Davis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simion Cuțov  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ace Rusevski  Yugoslavia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vassily Solomin  Soviet Union
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1980 →

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Howard Davis
 United States
Silver Simion Cuțov
 Romania
Bronze Ace Rusevski
 Yugoslavia
Bronze Vassily Solomin
 Soviet Union

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Howard Davis  United States
2 Simion Cuțov  Romania
3T Ace Rusevski  Yugoslavia
3T Vassily Solomin  Soviet Union
5T Ove Lundby  Sweden
5T Tsvetan Tsvetkov  Bulgaria
5T András Botos  Hungary
5T Yves Jeudy  Haiti
9T Nelson Calzadilla  Venezuela
9T Bogdan Gajda  Poland
9T Leonidas Asprilla  Colombia
9T Georgios Agrimanakis  Greece
9T Parviz Bahmani  Iran
9T Reinaldo Valiente  Cuba
15T Ernesto González  Nicaragua
15T Khaidavyn Altankhuyag  Mongolia
15T Antonio Rubio  Spain
15T Sylvester Mittee  Great Britain
15T Hans Henrik Palm  Denmark
15T Yukio Segawa  Japan
15T Roberto Andino  Puerto Rico
22T Gaetano Pirastu  Italy
22T Gerard Hamill  Ireland

First round

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Second round

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Third 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 Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2018.