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Boxing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
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. Medalists Results The following boxers took part in the event: First round * 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 * 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 * Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park (Los Angeles), Exposition Park, in the University Park, Los Angeles, University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of Southern California, which managed and operated both venues under a master lease agreement with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission. The arena was closed in April 2016, and was demolished in September of that same year. It was replaced with Banc of California Stadium, home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC, which opened in 2018. History The arena was opened by Vice President of the United States, Vice President Richard Nixon on July 4, 1959, and its first event followed four days later, a bantamweight title fight between José Becerra and Alphonse Halimi on July 8. It became a companion facility to the adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The venue was the home c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egerton Forster
Egerton Attiser Rolland Forster (born 31 October 1959) is a Sierra Leonean former boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1959 births Living people Sierra Leonean male boxers Olympic boxers for Sierra Leone Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Heavyweight boxers Sierra Leone Creole people {{SierraLeone-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Young (boxer)
Douglas Young (born 12 December 1961) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1961 births Living people Scottish male boxers British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Sportspeople from Jedburgh Heavyweight boxers Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{UK-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassam Ajjoub
Nassan Ajoub ( ar, نعسان عجوب; born 1 May 1960) was a Syrian boxer. He competed at five Olympics, including the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Petar Stoimenov of Bulgaria. He began boxing professionally in 1984. References External links * 1960 births Living people Syrian male boxers Olympic boxers for Syria Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Heavyweight boxers 20th-century Syrian people {{Syria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
