The men's featherweight 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 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 9 August 1992. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Park Duk-Kyu (KOR) – BYE * Sandagsuren Erdenebat (MGL) def. Rodrigue Boucka (GAB), 21:4 *

Andreas Tews Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His first international success came with hi ...

(GER) def.

Kirkor Kirkorov Kirkor Kirkorov ( bg, Киркор Киркоров; born March 4, 1968, as Krikor Kirkorian) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the fi ...

(BUL), 9:5 *

Djamel Lifa Djamel Lifa (born 1 March 1969) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2001, holding the European super featherweight title from 1997 to 1998. As an amateur, he represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Amat ...

(FRA) def. Charlie Balena (PHI), 20:12 *

Hocine Soltani Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the ...

(ALG) def. Jorge Maglione (ARG), RSCH-1 (02:31) * Carlos Gerena (PUR) def. Narendar Bisth Singh (IND), 20:11 * Steven Chungu (ZAM) def. Paul Griffin (IRL), RSC-2 (00:26) *

Victoriano Damian Victoriano Damián Sosa (born April 17, 1974 in La Vega, Dominican Republic) is a boxer. Personal Sosa is second cousin of Major League Baseball player Sammy Sosa. Amateur career Member of the 1992 Dominican Olympic Team as a Featherweight. ...

(DOM) def.

Eddy Sáenz Eddy Sáenz (born 5 July 1970) is a Nicaraguan former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2002. As an amateur, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Sáenz also represented Nicaragua at the 1991 Pan ...

(NCA), 23:14 * Eddy Suarez (CUB) def. Lee Chil-Gun (PRK), 20:5 * Mohamed Soltani (TUN) def. Davis Lusimbo (UGA), 13:8 *

Somluck Kamsing Somluck Kamsing (name used in the 1996 Summer Olympics) or Somrak Kamsing ( th, สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์; ; born January 16, 1973) is a Thai kickboxer and Olympic gold medal-winning amateur boxer. During the 1998 Asian Games in ...

(THA) def.

Michael Strange Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright and theatre actress. Oelrichs first used the masculine pen name Michael Strange to publish her poetry in order to distance her society reput ...

(CAN), 11:9 *

Faustino Reyes Faustino Reyes López (born 4 April 1975 in Marchena, Seville) is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won the silver medal in the featherweight division (– 57 ...

(ESP) def.

Brian Carr Brian Carr (born 20 June 1969, in Glasgow) is a Scottish amateur featherweight and professional super bantam/ feather/ super featherweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. Boxing career Amateur career As an amateur he won the 1990 Amateur ...

(GBR), 22:10 * Daniel Dumitrescu (ROM) def. James Nicolson (AUS), RSCH-2 (01:53) * Heritovo Rakotomanga (MAD) def. Wasesa Sabuni (SWE), 22:14 *

Ramazan Palyani Ramaz Paliani ( ka, რამაზ ფალიანი, born 21 August 1973 in Mestia, Georgia) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division. He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russ ...

(EUN) def. Julian Wheeler (USA), 8:4 * Rogerio Brito (BRA) def. Steven Kevi (PNG), 20:6

Second round

* Park Duk-Kyu (KOR) def. Sandagsuren Erdenebat (MGL), 13:2 *

(GER) def.

(FRA), 9:4 *

(ALG) def. Carlos Gerena (PUR), 23:0 *

(DOM) def. Steven Chungu (ZAM), 11:9 * Eddy Suarez (CUB) def. Mohamed Soltani (TUN), RSC-2 (02:53) *

(ESP) def.

(THA), 24:15 * Daniel Dumitrescu (ROM) def. Heritovo Rakotomanga (MAD), 18:8 *

(EUN) def. Rogerio Brito (BRA), 19:2

Quarterfinals

(GER) def. Duk-Kyu Park (KOR), 17:7 *

(ALG) def.

(DOM), 13:4 *

(ESP) def. Eddy Suarez (CUB), 17:7 *

(EUN) def. Daniel Dumitrescu (ROM), 11:5

Semifinals

(GER) def.

(ALG), 11:1 *

(ESP) def.

(EUN), 14:9

Final

(GER) def.

(ESP), 16:9

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1992 Summer Olympics - Featherweight

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