The men's lightweight 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 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 8 August 1992. 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan (MGL) – BYE * Mauricio Avila (GUA) – BYE * Rashid Matumla (TAN) def. Felix Bwalya (ZAM), 16:8 * Julien Lorcy (FRA) def. Kamal Marjouane (MAR), 11:7 * Shigeyuki Dobashi (JPN) def.

Delroy Leslie Delroy Leslie (born on February 27, 1970) is a retired boxer from Jamaica, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Leslie competed in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division and was defeated i ...

(JAM), 11:5 *

Marco Rudolph Marco Rudolph (born May 22, 1970 in Zittau, Saxony) is a retired German boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Professional career Rudolph began his professional career in 1995 and had limited success. He fo ...

(GER) def.

Vasile Nistor Vasile Nistor (born 9 June 1967) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offici ...

(ROM), 10:5 * Dariusz Snarski (POL) def.

Justin Rowsell Justin Rowsell (born 22 December 1971) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 199 ...

(AUS), RSC-3 * Moses Odion (NGR) def.

Janos Petrovics János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Jan ...

(HUN), 18:8 *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi ...

(USA) def. Adilson Rosa Silva (BRA), RSC-3 * Henry Kungsi (PNG) def. Arshad Hussain (PAK), 13:9 *

Tontcho Tontchev Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev ( bg, Тончо Димитров Тончев) (born December 1, 1972 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country ...

(BUL) def.

Julio González Valladares Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

(CUB), 14:12 *

Artur Grigorian Artur Razmikovich Grigorian ( hy, Արթուր Գրիգորյան; born 20 October 1967) is a retired Armenian-Uzbek professional boxer. Grigorian is a former WBO lightweight champion. He defended his title against record-breaking 17 boxers, a ...

(EUN) def.

Óscar Palomino Óscar Palomino (born 18 April 1972) is a Spanish boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offi ...

(ESP), 11:10 * Hong Sung-Sik (KOR) def. Yong Chol Yun (PRK), 11:2 * Ronald Chavez (PHI) def. Emil Rizk (EGY), 18:10 * William Irwin (CAN) def.

Alan Vaughan Alan Andrew Vaughan (born 18 June 1972) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), ...

(GBR), RSCH 3rd round

Second round

* Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan (MGL) def. Mauricio Avila (GUA), 15:0 * Rashid Matumla (TAN) def. Jacobo Garcia (ISV), 12:2 * Julien Lorcy (FRA) def. Shigeyuki Dobashi (JPN), RSC-2 *

(GER) def. Dariusz Snarski (POL), 10:1 *

(USA) def. Moses Odion (NGR), 16:4 *

(BUL) def. Henry Kungsi (PNG), 11:2 * Hong Sung-Sik (KOR) def.

(EUN), 9:3 * Ronald Chavez (PHI) def. William Irwin (CAN), 8:1

Quarterfinals

* Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan (MGL) def. Rashid Matumla (TAN), 9:6 *

(GER) def. Julien Lorcy (FRA), 13:10 *

(USA) def.

(BUL), 16:7 * Hong Sung-Sik (KOR) def. Ronald Chavez (PHI), KO-1

Semifinals

(GER) def. Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan (MGL), WO *

(USA) def. Hong Sung-Sik (KOR), 11:10

Final

(USA) def.

(GER), 7:2

References

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