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

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 8 August 1992. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Ahmed Aboud (IRQ) – BYE * Wayne McCullough (IRL) def.

Fred Mutuweta Fredrick "Fred" Muteweta (born November 4, 1971, in Kampala) is a retired boxer from Uganda, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the light-flyweight class. There he was defeated in the second ro ...

(UGA), 28:7 * Chatree Suwanyod (THA) def.

Vladislav Antonov Vladislav Nikolayevich Antonov (russian: Владислав Николаевич Антонов; born 21 September 1991) is a Russian luger. Antonov, together with Alexander Denisyev, participated in doubles and in team relay competitions at the ...

(EUN), 6:4 * Mohammed Sabo (NGR) def. Robert Ciba (POL), RSC-3 (02:27) *

Serafim Todorov Serafim Simeonov Todorov ( bg, Серафим Симеонов Тодоров; born 6 July 1969) is a former Bulgarian Olympic amateur boxer. He won three consecutive gold medals at both the World and European Championships, and silver at the 199 ...

(BUL) def.

John Sem John Sem is a Papua New Guinean Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the bantamweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He lost his first bout against Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariy ...

(PNG), 11:0 *

Joseph Chongo Joseph Chongo (born 25 January 1965) is a Zambian boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta ...

(ZAM) def. Magno Ruben Ruiz (GUA), 7:3 * Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK) def. László Bognár (HUN), AB-3 (01:00) * Sergio Reyes Jr. (USA) def.

Harold Ramírez Harold Andrés Ramírez Lemus (born September 6, 1994) is a Colombian professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Indians. Career Pitts ...

(PUR), 10:1 * Riadh Klai (TUN) def.

Miguel Dias Miguel Brito dos Reis Dias (born April 1, 1968, in Santa Maria) is a retired boxer from The Netherlands, who was born on Cape Verde. He represented the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he was eliminated in ...

(NED), 17:1 *

Joel Casamayor Joel Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971) is a Cuban American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA super featherweight title from 2000 to 2002; and the ...

(CUB) def. Devarajan Venkatesan (IND), 13:7 *

Roberto Jalnaiz Roberto Jalnaiz (born November 15, 1966) is a retired amateur boxer from the Philippines who is best known for winning his country's only gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games. Competing in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division, he also ...

(PHI) def.

Agustín Castillo Alberto Agustín Castillo Gallardo (born May 5, 1963) is a former Peruvian professional footballer and currently manager. Playing career Alianza Lima He started his career with Alianza Lima in 1973. He was part of the squad that won the 1 ...

(DOM), RSCH-1 (02:46) * Philippe Wartelle (FRA) def. Jesús Pérez (COL), 12:5 * Javier Calderón (MEX) def. Benjamin Ngaruiya (KEN), 16:4 *

Remigio Molina Remigio Daniel Molina (November 6, 1970 – September 18, 2016) was an Argentine professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He also represented Argentina at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Amateur career He died in Concordia, on 17 Septe ...

(ARG) def. Oscar Vega (ESP), 14:4 *

Mohammed Achik Mohamed Abdelhak Achik (born February 1, 1965) is a former Moroccan amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 1992 Olympic results Below are the results of M ...

(MAR) def.

Dieter Berg Dieter Berg (born 11 June 1966) is a German former boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), o ...

(GER), 3:0 * Slimane Zengli (ALG) def. Zhang Guangping (CHN), 4:0

Second round

* Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Ahmed Aboud (IRQ), 10:2 * Mohammed Sabo (NGR) def. Chatree Suwanyod (THA), 16:7 *

(BUL) def.

(ZAM), 18:6 * Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK) def. Sergio Reyes Jr. (USA), 15:8 *

(CUB) def. Riadh Klai (TUN), 16:11 *

(PHI) def. Philippe Wartelle (FRA), RSCI-2 (00:32) *

(ARG) def. Javier Calderón (MEX), 5:4 *

(MAR) def. Slimane Zengli (ALG), 12:8

Quarterfinals

* Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Mohammed Sabo (NGR), 31:13 * Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK) def.

(BUL), 16:15 *

(CUB) def.

(PHI), KO-1 (02:01) *

(MAR) def.

(ARG), 15:5

Semifinals

* Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK), 21:16 *

(CUB) def.

(MAR), AB-1 (02:33)

Final

(CUB) def. Wayne McCullough (IRL), 16:8

References

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