The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the

1988 Summer 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 ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 2 October 1988. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed. 31-year-old

Vyacheslav Yanovskiy Vyacheslav Evgenevich Yanovskiy (russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Яновский sometimes spelt ''Viatcheslav Ianovski'', born August 24, 1957, in Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian boxer who won a ...

won the gold medal.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

Lars Myrberg Lars Mikael Myrberg (born 23 November 1964 in Stockholm) was a Swedish boxer who won a light welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Myrberg represented Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as ...

(SWE) def. Handhal al-Harithy (OMA), RSC-1 *

Ludovic Proto Ludovic Proto (born 30 April 1965 in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1998. At welterweight, he held the European and French titles. He challenged for the European light middleweight t ...

(FRA) def. Mpuco Makama (SUA), walk-over * Mark Elliott (GBR) def. Tomas Ruíz (ESP), 5:0 *

(URS) def. Søren Søndergaard (DEN), RSC-2 * Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla (TNZ) def. Dieudonne Kouassi (IVC), RSC-1 *

Lyton Mphande Lyton Levison Mphande (born 14 May 1963) is a former Malawian lightweight and light-welterweight boxer. He received a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he defeated Jhapat Singh Bhujel o ...

(MLW) def. Ihapat Singh Bhujel (NEP), 5:0 *

Khalid Rahilou Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is French former professional boxer of Moroccan descent. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997–1998, and the EBU European title between 1994–1995.. Retrieved 12 February 2016. Amateu ...

(MAR) def. Avaavau Avaavau (SAM), RSC-3 *

Anthony Mwamba Anthony Mwamba (8 August 1960 – 21 January 2021) was a Zambian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mwamba won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth ...

(ZAM) def.

Kunihiro Miura is a Japanese boxer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer 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 ...

(JPN), 5:0 * Anoumou Aguiar (TOG) def. Jonas Bade (PNG), DSQ-2 *

Vukašin Dobrašinović Vukašin Dobrašinović (born 15 July 1964) is a Montenegrin boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and com ...

(YUG) def.

Borislav Abadzhiev Borislav Stefanov Abadzhiev ( bg, Борислав Стефанов Абаджиев; born October 14, 1963, in Vidin) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea ...

(BUL), 3:2 *

Adrian Carew Adrian Dodson also known as Adrian Carew (born 20 September 1970) is a British former Olympic boxer. He competed for Guyana at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the name Adrian Carew before representing Great Britain at the 1992 Summer O ...

(GUY) def. Bilal el-Masri (LIB), 5:0 * Lórant Szabó (HUN) def. Víctor Pérez (PUR), 3:2 * Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Basil Maelagi (SIS), walk-over * David Kamau (KEN) def. Abidnasir Shahab (JRD), RSC-1 * Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR) def. Hubert Wester (ARU), RSC-1 * Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL) def. Pravit Suwanwichit (THA), 3:2 * Dan Odindo (UGA) def. Desiré Ollo (GAB), walk-over

Second round

* Grahame Cheney (AUS) def. Miguel González (PAR), RSC-2 *

Ike Quartey Isufu "Ike" Quartey (born 27 November 1969) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1994 to 1998, and challenged once for IBF junior-middleweight title in 2000. Early year ...

(GHA) def. José Saizozema (DOM), 5:0 *

Todd Foster Todd Foster (born August 27, 1967, in Great Falls, Montana) is a former American boxer in the Welterweight division. Amateur career Foster was an amateur boxing standout. In the Light welterweight division, he was the 1987 National Golden Gloves ...

(USA) def.

(MAR), KO-2 * Chun Jil-Chun (KOR) def. Liasu Braimoh (NGA), RSC-3 * Duke Chinyadza (ZIM) def. Andrzej Możdżeń (POL), 3:2 * Humberto Rodriguez (MEX) def. Apete Temo (FIJ), RSC-2 * Howard Grant (CAN) def.

Andreas Otto Andreas Otto (born 5 October 1963) is a German boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics for East Germany, and the 1992 Summer Olympics for Germany. At the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Ga ...

(GDR), RSC-1 *

(SWE) def. Ahmed Khanji (SYR), 4:1 *

(FRA) def. Mark Elliott (GBR), RSC-1 *

(URS) def. Rashid Matumla (TNZ), RSC-3 *

(ZAM) def. Anoumou Aguiar (TOG), RSC-1 *

(GUY) def.

(YUG), 4:1 * Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Lórant Szabó (HUN), 5:0 * David Kamau (KEN) def. Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR), 5:0 * Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL) def. Dan Odindo (UGA), RSC-2

Third round

* Grahame Cheney (AUS) def.

(GHA), 5:0 *

(USA) def. Chun Jil-Chun (KOR), KO-2 * Humberto Rodriguez (MEX) def. Duke Chinyadza (ZIM), KO-1 *

(SWE) def. Howard Grant (CAN), 4:1 *

(URS) def.

(FRA), 5:0 *

(ZAM) def.

(MLW), KO-2 * Reiner Gies (FRG) def.

(GUY), 3:2 * Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL) def. David Kamau (KEN), 5:0

Quarterfinals

* Grahame Cheney (AUS) def.

(USA), 3:2 *

(SWE) def. Humberto Rodriguez (MEX), KO-1 *

(URS) def.

(ZAM), 5:0 * Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL), 4:1

Semifinals

* Grahame Cheney (AUS) def.

(SWE), 5:0 *

(URS) def. Reiner Gies (FRG), KO-1

Final

(URS) def. Grahame Cheney (AUS), 5:0

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1988 Summer Olympics - Light Welterweight

Light Welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...