The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.[1]
| Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 18–31 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Gu Yong-Ju North Korea
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| Silver | Charles Mooney United States
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| Bronze | Patrick Cowdell Great Britain
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| Bronze | Viktor Rybakov Soviet Union
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Results edit
The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Gu Yong-Ju |  North Korea
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| 2 | Charles Mooney |  United States
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| 3T | Patrick Cowdell |  Great Britain
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| 3T | Viktor Rybakov |  Soviet Union
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| 5T | Rey Fortaleza |  Philippines
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| 5T | Stefan Förster |  East Germany
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| 5T | Veerachat Saturngrum |  Thailand
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| 5T | Hwang Cheol-sun |  South Korea
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| 9T | Tsacho Andreykovski |  Bulgaria
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| 9T | Orlando Martínez |  Cuba
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| 9T | Alejandro Silva |  Puerto Rico
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| 9T | Chris Ius |  Canada
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| 9T | Hitoshi Ishigaki |  Japan
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| 9T | Bernardo Onori |  Italy
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| 15T | Leszek Borkowski |  Poland
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| 15T | Aldo Cosentino |  France
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| 15T | Kemal Solunur |  Turkey
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| 15T | Francisco Sánchez |  Dominican Republic
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| 15T | Jovito Rengifo |  Venezuela
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| 15T | Juan Francisco Rodríguez |  Spain
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| 15T | Faredin Ibrahim |  Romania
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| 15T | József Jakab |  Hungary
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| 15T | Tumat Sogolik |  Papua New Guinea
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| 15T | Brian Tink |  Australia
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| 25T | Mohamed Rais |  Morocco
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| 25T | Thanasis Khouliaras |  Greece
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| 25T | Abdel Nabi El-Sayed Mahran |  Egypt
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First round edit
- Jovito Rengifo (VEN) def. Baker Muwanga (UGA), 5:0
- Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Anthony Houliaras (GRE), 5:0
- Tumat Sogolik (PNG) def. Samuel Meck (CMR), walk-over
- Charles Mooney (USA) def. Mohamed Rais (MAR), 5:0
- Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Anthony Abacheng (GHA), 5:0
- Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Abdelnabi El-Sayed (EGY), 5:0
- Brian Tink (AUS) def. Giubran Zugdani (LIB), walk-over
Second round edit
- Rey Fortaleza (PHI) def. Evan Parris (GUY), walk-over
- Ekenwa Ezikpe (NGA) – Costo Assogba (TOG), both walk-over
- Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Leszek Borkowski (POL), 5:0
- Alejandro Silva (PUR) def. George Findo (KEN), walk-over
- Chacho Andreykovski (BUL) def. Aldo Cosentino (FRA), KO-3
- Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Faredin Ibrahim (ROM), 4:1
- Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Kemal Sonunur (TUR), 5:0
- Chris Ius (CAN) def. Mohamed Ayele (ETH), walk-over
- Zassia Ouaudrogo (BUR) – Hamidou Banhamni (NIG), both walk-over
- Stephan Förster (GDR) def. Jozsef Jakab (HUN), 5:0
- Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN) def. Francisco Sanchez (DOM), DSQ-2
- Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Alfred Siame (ZAM), walk-over
- Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Jovito Rengifo (VEN), 5:0
- Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Tumat Sogolik (PNG), KO-2
- Charles Mooney (USA) def. Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP), 4:1
- Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Brian Tink (AUS), 5:0
Third round edit
- Rey Fortaleza (PHI) – no opponent (bye)
- Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Alejandro Silva (PUR), 5:0
- Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Chacho Andreykovski (BUL), 5:0
- Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Chris Ius (CAN), 5:0
- Stephan Förster (GDR) – no opponent (bye)
- Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN), 5:0
- Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Orlando Martínez (CUB), 3:2
- Charles Mooney (USA) def. Bernardo Onori (ITA), 5:0
Quarterfinals edit
- Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Rey Fortaleza (PHI), 4:1
- Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Weerachart Saturngrun (THA), 5:0
- Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Stephan Förster (GDR), 3:2
- Charles Mooney (USA) def. Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR), 3:2
Semifinals edit
- Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Patrick Cowdell (GBR), 4:1
- Charles Mooney (USA) def. Viktor Rybakov (URS), 4:1
Final edit
- Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Charles Mooney (USA), 5:0
References edit
- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.