The 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in

Casablanca, Morocco Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

from January 15 to January 22,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

to qualify for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

since the

2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Moshood ...

. First and second place qualified for the Olympic Tournament in

Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, except for the heavyweight and super heavyweight events, which only qualified for first place. A total of 89 fighters from 18 countries competed.

Medal winners

Qualified

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

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Flyweight (– 51 kg)

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Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

* * David Munyasia (Kenya) was ejected from the 2004 Athens Games four days before the draw after he tested positive for cathine.

Featherweight (– 57 kg)

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Lightweight (– 60 kg)

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Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)

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Welterweight (– 69 kg)

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Middleweight (– 75 kg)

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Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

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Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Notes

References

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