Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
competitions at the
1979 Pan American Games
The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...
in
San Juan were held from July 2 to 14 at the
Trujillo Alto Coliseum
Trujillo or Truxillo may refer to:
Places
Colombia
*Trujillo, Valle del Cauca, a municipality in the department of Valle del Cauca
*Trujillo Province (Gran Colombia), part of the historic republic from 1819 to 1831
Dominican Republic
*Ciuda ...
and the
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (Spanish: ''Coliseo Roberto Clemente'') is a sports and concert arena located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and remains one of the largest.
General infor ...
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Competition schedule
The following was the schedule for the boxing competitions:
Medal table
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes.
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See also
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Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow from 20 July to 2 August. Eleven boxing events (all men's individual) were contested with the participation of 271 fighters from 51 co ...
References
Amateur Boxing
1979 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
Boxing at the Pan American Games
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