Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 20 September to 1 October at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Men's light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date20 September to 1 October
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mahammatkodir Abdullaev
 Uzbekistan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ricardo Williams
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Allalou
 Algeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diógenes Luña
 Cuba
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Competition format edit

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.[1] This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 20 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 1 October. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds.[1] Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Competitors edit

Name Country
Willy Blain   France
Diógenes Luña   Cuba
Vyacheslav Senchenko   Ukraine
Saleh Khoulef   Egypt
Henry Collins   Australia
Ricardo Williams   United States
Ajose Olusegun   Nigeria
Anoushirvan Nourian   Iran
Mariusz Cendrowski   Poland
Hwang Sung-Bum   South Korea
Sami Khelifi   Tunisia
Aleksandr Leonov   Russia
Victor Hugo Castro   Argentina
Kay Huste   Germany
Pongsak Rientuanthong   Thailand
Sven Paris   Italy
Mohamed Allalou   Algeria
Lukáš Konecný   Czech Republic
Ben Neequaye   Ghana
Frederick Munga Kinuthia   Kenya
Romeo Brin   Philippines
Siarhei Bykovski   Belarus
Michael Strange   Canada
Nurhan Suleymanoglu   Turkey
Ghulam Shabbir   Pakistan
Kelson Santos   Brazil
Miguel Cotto   Puerto Rico
Mahammatkodir Abdullaev   Uzbekistan

Results edit

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Round of 32
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Round of 16
Sunday, September 24, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Quarter-finals
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Semi-finals
Friday, September 29, 2000
19:30
Final
Sunday, October 1, 2000
13:00
  Willy Blain (FRA) 14
  Diógenes Luña (CUB) 25
  Diógenes Luña (CUB) RSC
  Saleh Khoulef (EGY)
  Vyacheslav Senchenko (UKR) 16
  Saleh Khoulef (EGY) 19
  Diógenes Luña (CUB) 41
  Henry Collins (AUS)   Ricardo Williams (USA) 42
  Ricardo Williams (USA) RSC   Ricardo Williams (USA) RSC
  Ajose Olusegun (NGR) WO   Ajose Olusegun (NGR)
  Anoushirvan Nourian (IRI)   Ricardo Williams (USA) 17
  Mariusz Cendrowski (POL) 4   Aleksandr Leonov (RUS) 12
  Hwang Seong-beom (KOR) 14   Hwang Sung-Bum (KOR) 10
  Sami Khelifi (TUN) 9   Aleksandr Leonov (RUS) 14
  Aleksandr Leonov (RUS) 14   Ricardo Williams (USA) 20
  Víctor Hugo Castro (ARG) 3   Mahammatkodir Abdullaev (UZB) 27
  Kay Huste (GER) 5   Kay Huste (GER) 11
  Pongsak Hrientounthong (THA) 3   Sven Paris (ITA) 17
  Sven Paris (ITA) 14   Sven Paris (ITA) 8
  Mohamed Allalou (ALG) 17   Mohamed Allalou (ALG) 22
  Lukáš Konecný (CZE) 9   Mohamed Allalou (ALG) 15
  Ben Neequaye (GHA) 14   Ben Neequaye (GHA) 6
  Fred Kinuthia (KEN) 2   Mohamed Allalou (ALG)
  Romeo Brin (PHI) 5   Mahammatkodir Abdullaev (UZB) RSC
  Siarhei Bykovski (BLR) 8   Siarhei Bykovski (BLR) 8+
  Michael Strange (CAN) 3   Nurhan Suleymanoglu (TUR) 8
  Nurhan Suleymanoglu (TUR) 9   Siarhei Bykovski (BLR) 6
  Ghulam Shabbir (PAK)   Mahammatkodir Abdullaev (UZB) 9
  Kelson Santos (BRA) RSC   Kelson Santos (BRA)
  Miguel Cotto (PUR) 7   Mahammatkodir Abdullaev (UZB) RSC
  Mahammatkodir Abdullaev (UZB) 17

References edit

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

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