The men's lightweight 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 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

Roberto Andino Roberto Andino (born October 4, 1956) is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's lightweight division (– 60 kg). He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. Andino captured ...

(PUR) def. Gaetano Pirastu (ITA), 5:0 *

Ace Rusevski Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956, in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian boxing, boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he ...

(YUG) def. Gerard Hamill (IRL), 4:1

Second round

* Nelson Calzadilla (VEN) def. Ernesto Gonzalez (NIC), 5:0 * Simion Cuțov (ROM) def.

Sylvester Mittee Sylvester "The Master Blaster" Mittee (born 29 October 1956) is a Saint Lucian-British boxer of the 1970s and 1980s. He fought as an amateur lightweight and a professional light welterweight/welterweight/light middleweight, winning multiple cham ...

(GBR), RSC-3 * Rashad Abdelgaffar Zaki (EGY) – Lewrence Obagoriola (NGA), both walk-over * Ove Lundby (SWE) def. Newton Chisanga (ZAM), walk-over * Bogdan Gajda (POL) def. Cleveland Denny (GUY), walk-over *

Vassily Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (, 5 January 1953, in Perm – 28 December 1997, in Perm) was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight ...

(URS) def. Hans Henrik Palm (DEN), 5:0 * Georgios Agrimavakis (GRE) def. Bechir Jilassi (TUN), walk-over * András Botos (HUN) def. David Ssensonjo (UGA), walk-over * Leonidas Asprilla (COL) def. Balcha Degefu (ETH), walk-over * Howard Davis (USA) def. Yukio Segawa (JPN), 5:0 * Tsvetan Tsvetkov (BUL) def. Khaidav Altanhuiag (MGL), 5:0 * Parviz Bahmani (IRN) def. Nasreddin El-Agely (LIB), walk-over *

Yves Jeudy Yves Jeudy (born 5 May 1958) is a former boxer from Haiti, who competed in the lightweight (- 60 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Jeudy lost his opening bout to Ace Rusevski of Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals after the referee sto ...

(HAI) def. David Oleme (CMR), walk-over * Abderrahim Souihi (MAR) – Kwami Ayigan (TOG), both walk-over *

Reinaldo Valiente Reinaldo Valiente (born 13 July 1958) is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In his first fight, he beat Antonio Rubio of Spain, before being eliminated by Ace Rusevski Ace Rusevski (born ...

(CUB) def. Antonio Rubio (ESP), 5:0 *

(YUG) def.

(PUR), RSC-3

Third round

* Simion Cuțov (ROM) def. Nelson Calzadilla (VEN), 5:0 * Ove Lundby (SWE) – no opponent (bye) *

(URS) def. Bogdan Gajda (POL), 5:0 * András Botos (HUN) def. Georgios Agrimavakis (GRE), 4:1 * Howard Davis (USA) def. Leonidas Asprilla (COL), RSC-2 * Tsvetan Tsvetkov (BUL) def. Parviz Bahmani (IRN), 5:0 *

(HAI) – no opponent (bye) *

(YUG) def.

(CUB), 5:0

Quarterfinals

* Simion Cuțov (ROM) def. Ove Lundby (SWE), 5:0 *

(URS) def. András Botos (HUN), 5:0 * Howard Davis (USA) def. Tsvetan Tsvetkov (BUL), RSC-3 *

(YUG) def.

(HAI), RSC-2

Semifinals

* Simion Cuțov (ROM) def.

(URS), 5:0 * Howard Davis (USA) def.

(YUG), 5:0

Final

* Howard Davis (USA) def. Simion Cuțov (ROM), 5:0

References

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