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Boxing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Light Welterweight ...
The Light Welterweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the sixth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 63.5 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. Medalists Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Light welterweight Light Welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCamish Pavilion
Hank McCamish Pavilion, nicknamed The Thrillerdome and originally known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, is an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball, Yellow Jackets women's basketball teams. The venue previously hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1968 to 1972 and again from 1997 to 1999. Tech's women's volleyball team occasionally uses the facility as well, primarily for NCAA tournament games and other matches that draw crowds that would overflow the Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology#O'Keefe Gymnasium, O'Keefe Gymnasium. History Alexander Memorial Coliseum The Alexander Coliseum opened in 1956 at the intersection of 10th Street and Fowler on the northeast end of the Georgia Tech campus. The building was named for Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji Matumla
Rashid Ali Hadj Matumla (born June 26, 1968 in Tanga) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He was nicknamed ''Snakeboy'' during his career. Matumla also competed at two Commonwealth Games: 1994 and 1998. Matumla now lives at Keko suburb in Dar es Salaam. 1996 Olympic results Below is the record of Rashid Ali Hadj Matumla, a Tanzanian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Phillip Boudreault (Canada) on points, 12-16. See also * Bruno Tarimo Bruno Tarimo (born 16 June 1995) is a Tanzanian professional boxer and current Champion of International Boxing Federation International Super Feather title and Interim World Boxing Association Oceania Super Feather title. Tarimo resides in South ... * Goodluck Mrema References Profilethecgf External links * 1968 births Living people People from Tanga, Tanzania Tanz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bulinga
Peter Bulinga is a Kenyan Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... He lost his first bout against Mohamed Allalou. References 1962 births Living people Kenyan male boxers Olympic boxers for Kenya Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Deines Pérez
Luis Deines Pérez (born March 29, 1973) is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the silver medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he was defeated by Argentina's Walter Crucce. Pérez represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, falling in the first round to Poland's Jacek Bielski Jacek Bielski (born 29 January 1972) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com .... ReferencesProfile 1973 births Living people Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Puerto Rico Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Puerto Rican male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games boxers for Puerto Rico Pan American Games silver medalists in box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Bielski
Jacek Bielski (born 29 January 1972) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1972 births Living people Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Elbląg Martial artists from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radoslav Suslekov
Radoslav Suslekov (, born 13 July 1974) is a boxer from Bulgaria. He was born in Burgas. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the first round of the Light welterweight (63.5 kg) division by Iran's Babak Moghimi. Suslekov had won bronze medals in the same division earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics in Atl ... and the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships. References 1974 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Burgas Bulgarian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babak Moghimi
Babak Moghimi (; born 1 January 1978) is an Iranian boxer. He competed at the 1996 summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th .... References 1978 births Living people Iranian male boxers Olympic boxers for Iran Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games boxers for Iran Welterweight boxers 20th-century Iranian sportsmen 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people) Iranian martial artists {{Iran-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Legras
Gerry Legras (born 5 April 1966) is a Seychellois former boxer. Representing Seychelles at the men's light welterweight event in the 1996 Summer Olympics, Legras beat Colombian boxer Dairo Esalas by a score of 26–12 in the first round; he was defeated in round two by the Iranian pugilist Babak Moghimi, who made it as far as the semi-finals. Legras was more successful in the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the same event after losing in the final to Michael Strange from Canada. Previously, he represented Seychelles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and 1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at .... Since retiring from the ring, Gerry has taken up employment as a boxing coach. References Seychellois male boxers 1966 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairo Esalas
Dairo José Esalas Berrio (born 27 January 1974) is a Colombian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Professional career In November 2007, Esalas upset the former world champion, DeMarcus Corley at the Double Tree Westshore Hotel in Tampa, Florida. Ortiz vs. Esalas On 3 May 2008, Esalas was knocked out by title contender Victor Ortíz at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California Carson is a city in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay and the Los Angeles Harbor Region, Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International .... References External links * * 1974 births Living people Colombian male boxers Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Colombia Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Sucre Department 20th-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulat Niyazymbetov
Bolat Niyazymbetov (born September 19, 1972) is a Kazakhstani Light Welterweight boxer. He won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olympic results * Defeated Carlos Martínez (Mexico) 25-3 * Defeated Davis Mwale (Zambia) 11-3 * Defeated Babak Moghimi (Iran) 13-8 * Lost to Héctor Vinent Héctor Vinent Cháron (born July 25, 1972, in Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games o ... (Cuba) 6-23 External links * Sports Reference 1972 births Living people Boxers from Taraz Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Olympic medalists in boxing Asian Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games boxers fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Martínez (boxer)
Carlos Martínez (born 29 September 1978) is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1978 births Living people Mexican male boxers Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers from Mexico City Light-welterweight boxers {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Mwale
Davis Mwale (born May 8, 1972) is a boxer from Zambia. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight (64 kg) division by Cuba's eventual runner-up Yudel Johnson Cedeno. Mwale won the bronze medal in the same division one year earlier, at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G .... References 1972 births Living people Light-welterweight boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Zambia Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Zambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
