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

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. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Vilmos Jakab (HUN) def. Mohamed Mama (GHA), walk-over * Juan Domingo Suarez (ARG) def. Hocine Tafer (FRA), KO-1 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Miloslav Popović (YUG), 3:2 * Georgi Stoymenov (BUL) def. Ernesto Sanchez (VEN), 5:0 *

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(USA) def. Abellatif Fatihi (MAR), KO-1 *

Anatoliy Klimanov Anatoliy Klimanov (28 October 1949 – 2 March 2009) was a Ukrainian boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight, men's light heavyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Klimanov defeated Rog ...

(URS) def.

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(CAN), 5:0 * Joan Montane (AND) def. Gabriel Daramola (NGA), walk-over * Ottomar Sachse (GDR) def. Louis Ngatchou (CMR), walk-over

Second round

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(CUB) def. José Rosa (PUR), KO-2 * Wolfgang Gruber (FRG) def. Frederick Sabat (KEN), walk-over *

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(ROM) def. Robert Nixon (GUY), walk-over * Robert Burgess (BER) def. Seifu Mekonnen (ETH), walk-over * Juan Domingo Suarez (ARG) def. Vilmos Jakab (HUN), KO-1 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Georgi Stoymenov (BUL), AB-3 *

(USA) def.

(URS), 5:0 * Ottomar Sachse (GDR) def. Joan Montane (AND), RSC-3

Quarterfinals

(CUB) def. Wolfgang Gruber (FRG), KO-2 *

(ROM) def. Robert Burgess (BER), 5:0 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Juan Domingo Suarez (ARG), 4:1 *

(USA) def. Ottomar Sachse (GDR), 5:0

Semifinals

(CUB) def.

(ROM), AB-1 *

(USA) def. Janusz Gortat (POL), 5:0

Final

(USA) def.

(CUB), RSC-3

References

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Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has ...