Boxing At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
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The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the
1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...
. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.


Medalists


Results

The following boxers took part in the event:


First round

* Jovito Rengifo (VEN) def. Baker Muwanga (UGA), 5:0 * Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Anthony Houliaras (GRE), 5:0 * Tumat Sogolik (PNG) def. Samuel Meck (CMR), walk-over *
Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost b ...
(USA) def. Mohamed Rais (MAR), 5:0 * Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Anthony Abacheng (GHA), 5:0 * Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Abdelnabi El-Sayed (EGY), 5:0 * Brian Tink (AUS) def. Giubran Zugdani (LIB), walk-over


Second round

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Rey Fortaleza Reynaldo "Rey" Fortaleza (born December 26, 1957) is a former Olympic boxer who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In 1990, he immigrated to Canada where he became a community leader and media entrepreneur. Early life B ...
(PHI) def. Evan Parris (GUY), walk-over * Ekenwa Ezikpe (NGA) – Costo Assogba (TOG), both walk-over * Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def.
Leszek Borkowski Leszek Borkowski (born 27 June 1952) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he lost to Patrick Cowdell Patrick ("Pat") Cowdell (born 18 August 1953 in Smet ...
(POL), 5:0 * Alejandro Silva (PUR) def. George Findo (KEN), walk-over * Chacho Andreykovski (BUL) def. Aldo Cosentino (FRA), KO-3 *
Gu Yong-Ju Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer ...
(PRK) def. Faredin Ibrahim (ROM), 4:1 * Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Kemal Sonunur (TUR), 5:0 *
Chris Ius Chris Ius (born January 14, 1954, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian boxer, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he was eliminated in the third round. Boxing C ...
(CAN) def. Mohamed Ayele (ETH), walk-over * Zassia Ouaudrogo (BUR) – Hamidou Banhamni (NIG), both walk-over * Stephan Förster (GDR) def. Jozsef Jakab (HUN), 5:0 * Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN) def. Francisco Sanchez (DOM), DSQ-2 * Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Alfred Siame (ZAM), walk-over *
Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Jovito Rengifo (VEN), 5:0 * Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Tumat Sogolik (PNG), KO-2 *
Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost b ...
(USA) def. Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP), 4:1 * Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Brian Tink (AUS), 5:0


Third round

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Rey Fortaleza Reynaldo "Rey" Fortaleza (born December 26, 1957) is a former Olympic boxer who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In 1990, he immigrated to Canada where he became a community leader and media entrepreneur. Early life B ...
(PHI) – no opponent (bye) * Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Alejandro Silva (PUR), 5:0 *
Gu Yong-Ju Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer ...
(PRK) def. Chacho Andreykovski (BUL), 5:0 * Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def.
Chris Ius Chris Ius (born January 14, 1954, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian boxer, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he was eliminated in the third round. Boxing C ...
(CAN), 5:0 * Stephan Förster (GDR) – no opponent (bye) * Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN), 5:0 * Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def.
Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost b ...
(USA) def. Bernardo Onori (ITA), 5:0


Quarterfinals

* Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def.
Rey Fortaleza Reynaldo "Rey" Fortaleza (born December 26, 1957) is a former Olympic boxer who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In 1990, he immigrated to Canada where he became a community leader and media entrepreneur. Early life B ...
(PHI), 4:1 *
Gu Yong-Ju Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer ...
(PRK) def. Weerachart Saturngrun (THA), 5:0 * Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Stephan Förster (GDR), 3:2 *
Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost b ...
(USA) def. Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR), 3:2


Semifinals

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Gu Yong-Ju Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer ...
(PRK) def. Patrick Cowdell (GBR), 4:1 *
Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost b ...
(USA) def. Viktor Rybakov (URS), 4:1


Final

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Gu Yong-Ju Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer ...
(PRK) def.
Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost b ...
(USA), 5:0


References

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Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. B ...