At the 1980 Summer Olympics, that was impacted by an American-led boycott, Cuban boxers won 10 medals, with 6 of them being gold, and had again been expected to do well.[2] However, the nation withdrew from the games following the announcement of the Soviet boycott.[3]Teófilo Stevenson, who was going to try for his fourth Olympic gold medal before the boycott was officially announced,[2] had previously defeated Tyrell Biggs twice (one by knockout) and Hermenegildo Báez had previously defeated Henry Tillman. Soviet Alexander Yagubkin defeated both Biggs and Tillman during the USA–USSR duals. Cuban and Soviet boxers, however, were more seasoned than their American counterparts.[4] While US athletes typically turned pro after the Olympics, while still in their early twenties, Cubans and the Soviets were not allowed to do so and stayed on in the amateurs, participating in multiple Olympic cycles.[5]
Evander Holyfield was controversially disqualified in the Light heavyweight semifinals for punching New Zealand boxer Kevin Barry after what seemed to be a stop. However, replay shows that the referee stopped the bout after his punches.[6][7] Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days, so he was scratched from the final, giving Yugoslav boxer Anton Josipović the uncontested gold medal.[7] During the medal ceremony, Josipović pulled bronze medalist Holyfield onto the highest step of the podium and raised his hand, acknowledging that Holyfield deserved to compete in the final.[8]
Due to the increasing size of heavyweight boxers (which put lighter heavyweights at a disadvantage), the Heavyweight division was split in two. The boxers above 200 pounds, were placed in the newly created Super Heavyweight division.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ abCuba Withdraws From Olympic by the Associated Press, The New York Times, May 24, 1984.
^Alfano, Peter. Boxing: Americans Rated Above '76 Unit, The New York Times, July 29, 1984.
^"Barry McGuigan explains Cuban boxing success". BBC Sport.
^New Olympic Sanctions, The New York Times, December 5, 1984.
^"25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ abAP (12 August 1984). "Holyfield loses appeal, but gains bronze". Boca Raton News. p. 4D. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
^"25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles California United States The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11 Twelve boxing events were contested with the participation of 354 fighters from 81 countries 1 A Soviet led boycott resulted in the withdrawals of the Soviet Union Cuba East Germany Bulgaria and other Eastern Bloc nations from boxing competitions Boxingat the Games of the XXIII OlympiadDates29 July 11 August 1984Competitors354 from 81 nations 19801988 At the 1980 Summer Olympics that was impacted by an American led boycott Cuban boxers won 10 medals with 6 of them being gold and had again been expected to do well 2 However the nation withdrew from the games following the announcement of the Soviet boycott 3 Teofilo Stevenson who was going to try for his fourth Olympic gold medal before the boycott was officially announced 2 had previously defeated Tyrell Biggs twice one by knockout and Hermenegildo Baez had previously defeated Henry Tillman Soviet Alexander Yagubkin defeated both Biggs and Tillman during the USA USSR duals Cuban and Soviet boxers however were more seasoned than their American counterparts 4 While US athletes typically turned pro after the Olympics while still in their early twenties Cubans and the Soviets were not allowed to do so and stayed on in the amateurs participating in multiple Olympic cycles 5 Evander Holyfield was controversially disqualified in the Light heavyweight semifinals for punching New Zealand boxer Kevin Barry after what seemed to be a stop However replay shows that the referee stopped the bout after his punches 6 7 Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days so he was scratched from the final giving Yugoslav boxer Anton Josipovic the uncontested gold medal 7 During the medal ceremony Josipovic pulled bronze medalist Holyfield onto the highest step of the podium and raised his hand acknowledging that Holyfield deserved to compete in the final 8 Due to the increasing size of heavyweight boxers which put lighter heavyweights at a disadvantage the Heavyweight division was split in two The boxers above 200 pounds were placed in the newly created Super Heavyweight division Contents 1 Medal table 2 Medal summary 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMedal table EditRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 United States USA 911112 Italy ITA 12253 Yugoslavia YUG 11244 South Korea KOR 11135 Canada CAN 02136 Puerto Rico PUR 01127 Mexico MEX 0101 New Zealand NZL 0101 Nigeria NGR 0101 Thailand THA 010111 Algeria ALG 0022 Turkey TUR 0022 Venezuela VEN 002214 Cameroon CMR 0011 Dominican Republic DOM 0011 Finland FIN 0011 France FRA 0011 Great Britain GBR 0011 Kenya KEN 0011 Netherlands NED 0011 Romania ROU 0011 West Germany FRG 0011 Zambia ZAM 0011Totals 23 entries 12122448Medal summary EditEvent Gold Silver BronzeLight flyweight 48 kg details Paul Gonzales United States Salvatore Todisco Italy Marcelino Bolivar VenezuelaKeith Mwila ZambiaFlyweight 51 kg details Steve McCrory United States Redzep Redzepovski Yugoslavia Eyup Can TurkeyIbrahim Bilali KenyaBantamweight 54 kg details Maurizio Stecca Italy Hector Lopez Mexico Dale Walters CanadaPedro Nolasco Dominican RepublicFeatherweight 57 kg details Meldrick Taylor United States Peter Konyegwachie Nigeria Omar Catari VenezuelaTurgut Aykac TurkeyLightweight 60 kg details Pernell Whitaker United States Luis Ortiz Puerto Rico Chun Chil Sung South KoreaMartin Ndongo Ebanga CameroonLight welterweight 63 kg details Jerry Page United States Dhawee Umponmaha Thailand Mircea Fulger RomaniaMirko Puzovic YugoslaviaWelterweight 67 kg details Mark Breland United States An Young Su South Korea Joni Nyman FinlandLuciano Bruno ItalyLight middleweight 71 kg details Frank Tate United States Shawn O Sullivan Canada Christophe Tiozzo FranceManfred Zielonka West GermanyMiddleweight 75 kg details Shin Joon Sup South Korea Virgil Hill United States Aristides Gonzalez Puerto RicoMohamed Zaoui AlgeriaLight heavyweight 81 kg details Anton Josipovic Yugoslavia Kevin Barry New Zealand Evander Holyfield United StatesMustapha Moussa AlgeriaHeavyweight 91 kg details Henry Tillman United States Willie DeWit Canada Angelo Musone ItalyArnold Vanderlyde NetherlandsSuper heavyweight 91 kg details Tyrell Biggs United States Francesco Damiani Italy Robert Wells Great BritainAziz Salihu YugoslaviaSee also EditBoxing at the Friendship GamesReferences Edit Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 28 December 2018 a b Cuba Withdraws From Olympic by the Associated Press The New York Times May 24 1984 Alfano Peter Boxing Americans Rated Above 76 Unit The New York Times July 29 1984 Barry McGuigan explains Cuban boxing success BBC Sport New Olympic Sanctions The New York Times December 5 1984 25 Years Later Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics 21 July 2009 Retrieved 18 January 2018 a b AP 12 August 1984 Holyfield loses appeal but gains bronze Boca Raton News p 4D Retrieved 30 January 2012 25 Years Later Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics 21 July 2009 Retrieved 18 January 2018 External links EditOfficial results Amateur Boxing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1127997258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
