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

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 September to 2 October 1988. 44 boxers from 44 nations competed. Kim Kwang-sun won the gold medal.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Andy Agosto (PUR) def. Vichairachanon Khadpo (THA), 5:0 * Hamed Halbouni (SYR) def.

Johnny Bredahl Johnny Bredahl Johansen (born 27 August 1968), known professionally as Johnny Bredahl or Johny Wahid Johansen, is a Danish former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2006. He is a weight class (boxing), world champion in two weight cl ...

(DEN), RSC-2 *

Timofey Skryabin Timofey Skryabin (born November 14, 1967, in Bălți, Moldovan SSR) is a retired boxer from the former Soviet Union, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the bronze medal in the flywe ...

(URS) def. Zekaria Williams (CIS), 5:0 * Joseph Lawlor (IRL) def. Archibald Fausto (MOZ), KO-2 * Bishnu Bahadur Singh (NEP) def. Sixto Vera (PAR), 5:0 * Arthur Johnson (USA) def. Andrea Mannai (ITA), 5:0 * Nokuthula Tshabangu (ZIM) def. Bonifacio Garcia (ESP), 4:1 * Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Tseyen-Oidovyn Tserennyam (MGL), RSC-2 * Setsuo Segawa (JPN) def. Simon Morales (COL), 4:1 *

Serafim Todorov Serafim Simeonov Todorov (; born 6 July 1969) is a former Bulgarian Olympic boxer. He won three consecutive gold medals at both the World and European Championships, and silver at the 1996 Olympics. He is the last boxer to defeat Floyd Mayweath ...

(BUL) def. David Griman (VEN), 4:1 * Ramazan Gul (TUR) def. John Lyon (GBR), 4:1 * Gamal El-Komy (EGY) def. Amir Hussain (IRQ), 4:1

Second round

Manoj Pingale Manoj Pingale (born 22 October 1967) is an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 ( ...

(IND) def. Joseph Chongo (ZAM), 5:0 * Mario González (MEX) def. Teboho Mathibeli (LES), 5:0 *

Alfred Kotey Alfred Kotey (3 June 1968 – 30 June 2020) was a Ghanaian professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2012. He held the WBO bantamweight title from 1994 to 1995 and at regional level the Commonwealth flyweight title from 1989 to 1990. As an ama ...

(GHA) def. Husain Al-Mutairi (KUW), RSC-1 * Benjamin Mwangata (TNZ) def. Peter Ayesu (MLW), 5:0 * Emmanuel Nsubuga (UGA) def. Salem Obeyb (YMD), KO-1 * Benaissa Abed (ALG) def. Aissa Moukrine (MAR), 3:2 *

János Váradi János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in Kemecse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a retired Hungarian people, Hungarian boxing, boxer, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing, bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1980 Su ...

(HUN) def.

Roberto Jalnaiz Roberto Alas Jalnaiz (born November 10, 1966) is a retired amateur boxer from the Philippines who is best known for winning his country's only gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games. Competing in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division, he ...

(PHI), 4:1 *

Andreas Tews Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His first international success came with his ...

(GDR) def. Wang Weipin (CHN), 5:0 * Philippe Desavoye (FRA) def. Anthony Ikegu (KEN), RSC-2 * Melvin de Leon (DOM) def. Badie Ovnteni (NIG), RSC-1 * Andy Agosto (PUR) def. Hamed Halbouni (SYR), 5:0 *

(URS) def. Joseph Lawlor (IRL), 5:0 * Arthur Johnson (USA) def. Bishnu Bahadur Singh (NEP), RSC-2 * Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Nokuthula Tshabangu (ZIM), RSC-2 *

(BUL) def. Setsuo Segawa (JPN), 5:0 * Gamal El-Komy (EGY) def. Ramazan Gül (TUR), 4:1

Third round

* Mario González (MEX) def.

(IND), 4:1 *

(GHA) def. Benjamin Mwangata (TNZ), 5:0 * Benaissa Abed (ALG) def. Emmanuel Nsubuga (UGA), 3:2 *

(GDR) def.

(HUN), 5:0 * Melvin de Leon (DOM) def. Philippe Desavoye (FRA), 5:0 *

(URS) def. Andy Agosto (PUR), 5:0 * Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Arthur Johnson (USA), 5:0 *

(BUL) def. Gamal El-Komy (EGY), walk-over

Quarterfinals

* Mario González (MEX) def.

(GHA), walk-over *

(GDR) def. Benaissa Abed (ALG), 5:0 *

(URS) def. Melvin de Leon (DOM), 3:2 * Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def.

(BUL), 4:1

Semifinals

(GDR) def. Mario González (MEX), 5:0 * Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def.

(URS), 5:0

Final

* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def.

(GDR), 4:1

References

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