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Boxing At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Heavyweight
The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 15 August at the Riocentro. The final and medal ceremony saw angry crowd reactions after Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko controversially beat Vasily Levit of Kazakhstan on a unanimous judge's decision. The competition had seen the return of judges scoring fighters on their overall performance in each round rather than a punch counting system originally introduced after controversy over judging in the Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... Schedule All times are Brasília Time ( UTC−3). Results Finals Top half Bottom half References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riocentro
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Notable events 1981 May Day attack On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Riocentro was the target of a terrorist attack by hardliner members of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985). Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário and then-Captain Wilson Dias Machado, nowadays a Colonel, were responsible for detonating two bombs at the venue. Around 9 p.m., however, one of the bombs exploded in the lap of Sergeant Rosário, killing him and seriously wounding Machado. A second bomb exploded a few miles away at a powerhouse responsible for providing electrical energy to Riocentro; it was thrown over the fence and exploded on the ground, and the electric power supply was never interrupted that evening. The government immediately blamed left-wing radicals for the attack. This theory had no support at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Whateley
Jason Eric Whateley (born 18 November 1990) is an Australian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Whateley said that he is a supporter of the Australian football team Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt .... Professional boxing record References External links * * * * * 1990 births Living people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Heavyweight boxers Cruiserweight boxers Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-boxing-bio-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Graf (boxer)
David Graf (born 12 January 1989) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he lost in the round of 16 to Yamil Peralta Yamil Alberto Peralta Jara (born July 16, 1991 in Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentinian boxer who won Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2011 and later qualified for the Olympics. Career At the 2010 South Am .... He was formerly known as Vahagn Sahakyan. References External links * * * * 1989 births Living people German male boxers Olympic boxers of Germany Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Yerevan Armenian emigrants to Germany Heavyweight boxers {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamil Peralta
Yamil Alberto Peralta Jara (born July 16, 1991 in Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentinian boxer who won Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2011 and later qualified for the Olympics. Career At the 2010 South American Games, Peralta competed at light heavyweight. He reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by Carlos Gongora, therefore winning the bronze medal. After these Games, he moved up to the heavyweight division. At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost the heavyweight semifinal to eventual champion Lenier Pero 9:13. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his first bout to Canadian Samir El Mais, whom he beat 15:12 at the Olympic qualifier in a rematch. This result was enough ensure his qualification for the 2012 Olympics although he lost the final to Michael Hunter 10:12. At the Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight he defeated Chouaib Bouloudinat but lost to Tervel Pulev Tervel Venkov P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy St-Pierre
Joseph Kennedy St-Pierre (born 23 October 1992) is a Mauritian boxer who represented Mauritius at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he competed in the men's heavyweight competition. He is a two time African Games gold medalist (one in the middleweight division and one in the heavyweight division) and a one time Commonwealth Games silver medalist (in the light heavyweight division). St-Pierre has also competed in another Commonwealth Games and an African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Competition St-Pierre's debut at an international sporting competition was at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. He reached the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight competition before losing 13–1 to Carl Hield of the Bahamas. St-Pierre then competed in the 2011 African Games which was held in Maputo, Mozambique. St-Pierre competed in, and won, the men's middleweight competition. He beat Algerian Saad Kaddous in the final. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chouaib Bouloudinat
Chouaib Bouloudinat (or Bouloudinats; born 8 January 1987, in Constantine) is an Algerian boxer who won the 2011 All-Africa Games and fought at the 2012 Olympics. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three opponents, then lost to Siarhei Karneyeu (BLR). At the 2011 All-Africa Games he won gold. He easily won his Olympic qualifier but lost his first bout in London to Yamil Peralta, see results. He has qualified to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * 1987 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Algeria Sportspeople from Constantine, Algeria Algerian male boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Fengkai
Yu Fengkai (born 13 March 1995) is a Chinese boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee .... He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1995 births Living people Chinese male boxers Olympic boxers for China Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Zibo Heavyweight boxers {{PRChina-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Jakubowski
Igor Paweł Jakubowski (born 6 August 1992) is a Polish boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee .... He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Żory Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Heavyweight boxers 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Okolie
Lawrence Okolie (born 16 December 1992) is a British Nigerian professional boxer who has held the WBO cruiserweight title since 2021. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019, and the British and European cruiserweight titles separately in 2019. Okolie is known for his long reach, accurate jab and punching power. As of July 2022, he is ranked as the world's second best active cruiserweight by ''The Ring'' magazine third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec. Early life and amateur career Okolie was born in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent. He grew up in Stoke Newington and attended Stoke Newington School. He represented Team GB as a heavyweight at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He beat Igor Pawel Jakubowski from Poland on points and made it to the Round of 16, where he lost to eventual bronze medalist Erislandy Savon of Cuba. Professional career Early career On 18 January 2017, Okolie announced his deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulkadir Abdullayev
Abdulkadir Abdulla Abdullayev (born 17 July 1988) is an Azerbaijani heavyweight amateur boxer. In 2015 he won a gold medal at the European Games and a bronze at the world championships. He competed at the 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ..., but was eliminated in the second bout. References External links * * * 1988 births Living people Azerbaijani male boxers Olympic boxers for Azerbaijan Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dagestan Boxers at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in boxing European Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Heavyweight boxers 20th-century Azerbaijani people 21st-century Azerbaijani people {{Azerbaijan-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Omba-Biongolo
Paul Omba-Biongolo (born 28 December 1995) is a French heavyweight boxer. He competed at the 2016 Olympics, but was eliminated in his first bout by Abdulkadir Abdullayev of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... References External links * * * * 1995 births Living people Heavyweight boxers French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Vienne, Isère Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for France {{France-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Castillo
Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988) is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011. Career At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to Hamilton Ventura in the semifinals and ended up with a bronze medal. At the 2007 Pan American Games, he won 15:5 against Carlos Negron, but lost to the eventual winner Eleider Alvarez 8:10 in the semifinal. He failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics and went up to heavyweight, winning a silver at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2012 Olympic qualifier, he lost 8:14 to Michael Hunter, but qualified for the Olympics on the strength of "two wins vs no-names". He lost in the first bout at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
