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

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

Jovito Rengifo Jovito Rengifo (born 15 January 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1983 As an amateur, he competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he defeated Baker Muwanga of Uganda in ...

(VEN) def. Baker Muwanga (UGA), 5:0 * Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Anthony Houliaras (GRE), 5:0 * Tumat Sogolik (PNG) def. Samuel Meck (CMR), walk-over *

Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost by ...

(USA) def. Mohamed Rais (MAR), 5:0 *

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped ...

(ESP) def. Anthony Abacheng (GHA), 5:0 * Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Abdelnabi El-Sayed (EGY), 5:0 * Brian Tink (AUS) def. Giubran Zugdani (LIB), walk-over

Second round

* Rey Fortaleza (PHI) def. Evan Parris (GUY), walk-over * Ekenwa Ezikpe (NGA) – Costo Assogba (TOG), both walk-over * Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Leszek Borkowski (POL), 5:0 * Alejandro Silva (PUR) def. George Findo (KEN), walk-over * Chacho Andreykovski (BUL) def. Aldo Cosentino (FRA), KO-3 * Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Faredin Ibrahim (ROM), 4:1 * Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Kemal Sonunur (TUR), 5:0 * Chris Ius (CAN) def. Mohamed Ayele (ETH), walk-over * Zassia Ouaudrogo (BUR) – Hamidou Banhamni (NIG), both walk-over *

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(GDR) def. Jozsef Jakab (HUN), 5:0 * Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN) def. Francisco Sanchez (DOM), DSQ-2 *

Viktor Rybakov Viktor Grigorievich Rybakov () (born May 28, 1956 in Magadan) is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an Olympian. He won the bronze medal in the bantamweight division (– 54 ...

(URS) def. Alfred Siame (ZAM), walk-over *

Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021 Jovito Rengifo Jovito Rengifo (born 15 January 1953) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1983 As an amateur, he competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he defeated Baker Muwanga of Uganda in ...

(VEN), 5:0 * Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Tumat Sogolik (PNG), KO-2 *

(USA) def.

(ESP), 4:1 * Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Brian Tink (AUS), 5:0

Third round

* Rey Fortaleza (PHI) – no opponent (bye) * Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Alejandro Silva (PUR), 5:0 * Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Chacho Andreykovski (BUL), 5:0 * Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Chris Ius (CAN), 5:0 *

Stephan Förster Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also

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(GDR) – no opponent (bye) *

(URS) def. Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN), 5:0 * Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def.

Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021 Charles Mooney Charles Michael "Charlie" Mooney (born January 27, 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he lost by ...

(USA) def. Bernardo Onori (ITA), 5:0

Quarterfinals

* Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Rey Fortaleza (PHI), 4:1 * Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Weerachart Saturngrun (THA), 5:0 *

(URS) def.

Stephan Förster Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also

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(GDR), 3:2 *

(USA) def. Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR), 3:2

Semifinals

* Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Patrick Cowdell (GBR), 4:1 *

(USA) def.

(URS), 4:1

Final

* Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def.

(USA), 5:0

References

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Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class ...