The men's middleweight 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 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October 1988. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed. Henry Maske won the gold medal. Anthony Hembrick of the United States never had the opportunity to fight in the 1988 Olympics. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean

Ha Jong-ho Ha Jong-ho (born 16 July 1963) is a South Korean boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seou ...

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Sven Ottke (FRG) def. Aharon Jacobashvili (ISR), 5:0 *

Michele Mastrodonato Michele Mastrodonato (born 16 May 1965) is an Italian former boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly k ...

(ITA) def. Mirwan Kassouf (LEB), RSC-1

Second round

* Chris Sande (KEN) def. Juan Montiel (URU), KO-3 *

Paul Kamela Paul Kamela (born 4 April 1962) is a Cameroonian boxer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and comm ...

(CMR) def.

Georgios Ioannidis Georgios Ioannidis ( el, Γεώργιος Ιωαννίδης; born 4 May 1988) is a Greek footballer who plays as a left-back for AE Lefkimmi. Club career Ioannidis is a product of the youth academies of Iraklis and started his professional ...

(GRE), 3:2 *

Kieran Joyce Kieran Joyce may refer to: * Kieran Joyce (boxer) (born 1964), Irish boxer * Kieran Joyce (hurler) (born 1987), Irish hurler * Kieran Joyce (rugby union) (born 1996), Irish rugby union player {{hndis, Joyce, Kieran ...

(IRL) def.

Filipo Palako Vaka Filipo Palako Vaka (born 4 January 1970) is a Tongan boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(TNG), RSC-1 *

Franco Wanyama Franco "Thunderbird" Wanyama (7 February 1968 - 21 March 2019) in Kampala, was a Ugandan amateur middleweight and professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s. He was an amateur representative of Uganda at middleweight in t ...

(UGA) def.

Omar Dabaj Omar Dabaj (born 13 January 1969) is a Jordanian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seou ...

(JOR), 5:0 * Sello Mojela (LES) def. Simon Stubblefield (LBR), 5:0 * Henry Maske (GDR) def.

Helman Palije Helman Palije (born 24 June 1967) is a Malawian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

(MLW), 5:0 *

Ha Jong-Ho Ha Jong-ho (born 16 July 1963) is a South Korean boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seou ...

(KOR) def. Anthony Hembrick (USA), walk-over *

Lotfi Ayed Lotfi Ayed (born 25 February 1959) is a Swedish 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 198 ...

(SWE) def.

John Tobin John Tobin may refer to: People * Sir John Tobin (1763–1851), Liverpool merchant * John Tobin (dramatist) (1770–1804), author of ''The Honey Moon'' * John F. Tobin (1880–1954), American football player and coach * Jack Tobin (1892–1969 ...

(GRN), 5:0 *

Hussain Shah Syed Syed Hussain Shah ( ur, ) (born August 14, 1964) is a retired Pakistani boxer from Lyari, Karachi Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This was the c ...

(PAK) def. Martin Amarillas (MEX), 3:2 *

Serge Kabongo Serge Kabongo (born 28 March 1966) is a Congolese former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1996. As an amateur, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially kn ...

(ZAI) def. James Iahuat (VAN), RSC-1 * Zoltán Fuzesy (HUN) def. Ahmed Dine (ALG), 5:0 *

Esa Hukkanen Esa Juhani Hukkanen (born February 25, 1963, in Lahti) is a former amateur boxer from Finland. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in Turin, Italy in the Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) divisio ...

(FIN) def. Roberto Martínez (HON), 5:0 *

Darko Dukić Darko Dukić (born 3 June 1962) is a Croatian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1 ...

(YUG) def. Vili Lesiva (SAM), RSC-2 *

Egerton Marcus Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2007. As an amateur, he won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Early life Egerton is the ...

(CAN) def. Emmanuel Legaspi (PHI), KO-1 *

Ruslan Taramov Ruslan Taramov (born 13 July 1965) is a Russian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seou ...

(URS) def. Samuel Simbo (SLE), KO-1 * Sven Ottke (FRG) def.

(KOR), 5:0

Third round

* Chris Sande (KEN) def.

(CMR), 5:0 *

(UGA) def.

(IRL), 3:2 * Henry Maske (GDR) def. Sello Mojela (LES), walk-over *

(ITA) def.

(SWE), 5:0 *

(PAK) def.

(ZAI), 5:0 * Zoltán Fuzesy (HUN) def.

(FIN), 5:0 *

(CAN) def.

(YUG), KO-2 * Sven Ottke (FRG) def.

(URS), 5:0

Quarterfinals

* Chris Sande (KEN) def.

(UGA), 5:0 * Henry Maske (GDR) def.

(ITA), 5:0 *

(PAK) def. Zoltán Fuzesy (HUN), 3:2 *

(CAN) def. Sven Ottke (FRG), 5:0

Semifinals

* Henry Maske (GDR) def. Chris Sande (KEN), 5:0 *

(CAN) def.

(PAK), 4:1

Final

* Henry Maske (GDR) def.

(CAN), 5:0

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1988 Summer Olympics - Middleweight

Middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...