Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

Welterweight boxing at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates	20 September – 1 October
Competitors	44 from 44 nations
Medalists
Robert Wangila  Kenia Laurent Boudouani  Frankreich Jan Dydak  Polen Kenneth Gould  Vereinigte Staaten

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 20 September to 1 October 1988. 44 boxers from 44 nations competed. Robert Wangila won the gold medal.

Medalists

Gold	Robert Wangila  Kenia
Silver	Laurent Boudouani  Frankreich
Bronze	Jan Dydak  Polen
Bronze	Kenneth Gould  Vereinigte Staaten

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

Rank	Name	Land
1	Robert Wangila	Kenia
2	Laurent Boudouani	Frankreich
3T	Jan Dydak	Polen
3T	Kenneth Gould	Vereinigte Staaten
5T	Adewale Adegbusi	Nigeria
5T	Khristo Furnigov	Bulgarien
5T	Song Gyeong-seop	Südkorea
5T	Joni Nyman	Finnland
9T	Javier Martínez	Spanien
9T	Humberto Aranda	Costa Rica
9T	Abdoukerim Hamidou	Togo
9T	Khaidavyn Gantulga	Mongolei
9T	Darren Obah	Australien
9T	Siegfried Mehnert	East Germany
9T	Maselino Masoe	Amerikanisch-Samoa
9T	Dimus Chisala	Sambia
17T	Daryl Joseph	Antigua und Barbuda
17T	Lucas Sinoia	Mosambik
17T	José García	Venezuela
17T	Asomua Naea	Samoa
17T	Francisc Vaştag	Rumänien
17T	Gregory Griffith	Barbados
17T	Đorđe Petronijević	Yugoslavia
17T	Richard Hamilton	Jamaika
17T	Imre Bácskai	Ungarn
17T	Abdullah Salim Al-Barwani	Oman
17T	Alexander Künzler	West Germany
17T	Abdellah Taouane	Marokko
17T	Fidèle Mohinga	Zentralafrikanische Republik
17T	Alfred Ankamah	Ghana
17T	Sören Antman	Schweden
17T	Vladimir Yereshchenko	Soviet Union
33T	Kasmiro Omona	Uganda
33T	Billy Walsh	Irland
33T	Đỗ Tiến Tuấn	Vietnam
33T	Lionel Ortíz	Puerto Rico
33T	Adão N'Zuzi	Angola
33T	Pedro Fria	Dominikanische Republik
33T	Boston Simbeye	Malawi
33T	Joseph Marwa	Tansania
33T	Isimeli Lesivakarua	Fidschi
33T	Manny Sobral	Kanada
33T	Yoshiaki Takahashi	Japan
33T	Wanderley Oliveira	Brasilien

First round

• Alexander Künzler (FRG) def. Kasmiro Omona (UGA), 5:0
• Song Kyung-Sup (KOR) def. William Walsh (IRL), RSC-2
• Abdellah Taouane (MAR) def. Đỗ Tiến Tuấn (VIE), 5:0
• Siegfried Mehnert (GDR) def. José Ortiz (PUR), 5:0
• Fidele Mohinga (RCA) def. Adão Nzuzi (ANG), 5:0
• Maselino Masoe (ASA) def. Pedro Fria (DOM), RSC-1
• Alfred Addo Ankamah (GHA) def. Boston Simbeye (MLW), KO-1
• Kenneth Gould (USA) def. Joseph Marwa (TNZ), 4:1
• Søren Antman (SWE) def. Isimeli Lesivakarua (FIJ), RSC-2
• Joni Nyman (FIN) def. Manuel Sobral (CAN), 4:1
• Vladimir Ereshchenko (URS) def. Yoshiaki Takahashi (JPN), 5:0
• Dimus Chisala (ZAM) def. Wanderley Oliveira (BRA), RSC-2

Second round

• Adewale Adgebusi (NGA) def. Joseph Dary (ANT), KO-1
• Javier Martínez (ESP) def. Lucas Januario (MOZ), 5:0
• Jan Dydak (POL) def. José García (VEN), 4:1
• Humberto Aranda (COS) def. Asomua Naea (SAM), RSC-2
• Abdoukerim Hamidou (TOG) def. Francisc Vaştag (ROU), DSQ-3
• Khristo Furnigov (BUL) def. Gregory Griffiths (BRB), KO-1
• Robert Wangila (KEN) def. Đorđe Petronijević (YUG), RSC-2
• Khaidavyn Gantulga (MGL) def. Richard Hamilton (JAM), RSC-2
• Laurent Boudouani (FRA) def. Imre Bacskai (HUN), 4:1
• Darren Obah (AUS) def. Abdullah al-Barwani (OMA), RSC-3
• Song Kyung-Sup (KOR) def. Alexander Künzler (FRG), 5:0
• Siegfried Mehnert (GDR) def. Abdellah Taouane (MAR), 5:0
• Maselino Masoe (ASA) def. Fidele Mohinga (RCA), RSC-2
• Kenneth Gould (USA) def. Alfred Addo Ankamah (GHA), 5:0
• Joni Nyman (FIN) def. Søren Antman (SWE), 5:0
• Dimus Chisala (ZAM) def. Vladimir Ereshchenko (URS), RSC-1

Third round

• Adewale Adgebusi (NGA) def. Javier Martínez (ESP), 5:0
• Jan Dydak (POL) def. Humberto Aranda (COS), 4:1
• Khristo Furnigov (BUL) def. Abdoukerim Hamidou (TOG), 5:0
• Robert Wangila (KEN) def. Khaidavyn Gantulga (MGL), AB-2
• Laurent Boudouani (FRA) def. Darren Obah (AUS), 5:0
• Song Kyung-Sup (KOR) def. Siegfried Mehnert (GDR), 3:2
• Kenneth Gould (USA) def. Maselino Masoe (ASA), 5:0
• Joni Nyman (FIN) def. Dimus Chisala (ZAM), 5:0

Quarterfinals

• Jan Dydak (POL) def. Adewale Adgebusi (NGA), 4:1
• Robert Wangila (KEN) def. Khristo Furnigov (BUL), 5:0
• Laurent Boudouani (FRA) def. Song Kyung-Sup (KOR), 3:2
• Kenneth Gould (USA) def. Joni Nyman (FIN), 5:0

Semifinals

• Robert Wangila (KEN) def. Jan Dydak (POL), walk-over
• Laurent Boudouani (FRA) def. Kenneth Gould (USA), 4:1

Final

• Robert Wangila (KEN) def. Laurent Boudouani (FRA), KO-2