The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 31 July to 11 August 1984. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.[1]
| Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 July – 11 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Henry Tillman United States
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| Silver | Willie DeWit Canada
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| Bronze | Angelo Musone Italy
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| Bronze | Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands
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Results edit
The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Henry Tillman |  United States
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| 2 | Willie DeWit |  Canada
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| 3T | Angelo Musone |  Italy
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| 3T | Arnold Vanderlyde |  Netherlands
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| 5T | Georgios Stefanopoulos |  Greece
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| 5T | Dodovic Owiny |  Uganda
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| 5T | Tevita Taufo'ou |  Tonga
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| 5T | Håkan Brock |  Sweden
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| 9T | Doug Young |  Great Britain
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| 9T | Egerton Forster |  Sierra Leone
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| 9T | Mohamed Bouchiche |  Algeria
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| 9T | Michael Kenny |  New Zealand
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| 9T | Kaliq Singh |  India
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| 9T | Loi Faaeteete |  Samoa
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| 9T | Alex Stewart |  Jamaica
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| 16T | Magne Havnå |  Norway
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| 16T | Virgilio Frias |  Dominican Republic
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| 16T | Naasan Ajjoub |  Syria
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| 16T | James Omondi |  Kenya
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First round edit
- Håkan Brock (SWE) def. Magne Havnå (NOR), RSC-2
- Alex Stewart (JAM) def. Virgilio Frias (DOM), KO-2
- Kaliq Singh (IND) def. Nassam Ajjoub (SYR), 5:0
- Angelo Musone (ITA) def. James Omondi (KEN), 5:0
Second round edit
- Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE) def. Douglas Young (GBR), KO-2
- Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) def. Egerton Forster (SLE), 4:1
- Willie DeWit (CAN) def. Mohamed Bouchiche (ALG), 5:0
- Dodovic Owiny (UGA) def. Michael Kenny (NZL), RSC-2
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Kaliq Singh (IND), RSC-1
- Tevita Taufo'ou (TNG) def. Loi Faateete (SAM), 4:1
- Håkan Brock (SWE) def. Alex Stewart (JAM), 5:0
Quarterfinals edit
- Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) def. Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE), 5:0
- Willie DeWit (CAN) def. Dodovic Owiny (UGA), KO-1
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Tevita Taufo'ou (TNG), RSC-2
- Angelo Musone (ITA) def. Håkan Brock (SWE), 5:0
Semifinals edit
- Willie DeWit (CAN) def. Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL), 3:2
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Angelo Musone (ITA), 5:0
Final edit
- Henry Tillman (USA) def. Willie DeWit (CAN), 5:0
References edit
- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2019.