Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

The men's featherweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 18 September to 1 October at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan claimed the featherweight title. Three months later, he was killed in a car accident.

Men's featherweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date18 September to 1 October
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bekzat Sattarkhanov  Kazakhstan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ricardo Juarez  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tahar Tamsamani  Morocco
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kamil Djamaloudinov  Russia
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Competition format

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Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.[1] This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 18 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 1 October. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds.[1] Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Competitors

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Name Country
Musa Simelane   Swaziland
Israel Hector Pérez   Argentina
Tahar Tamsamani   Morocco
Park Heung-Min   South Korea
Ovidiu Bobîrnat   Romania
Bekzat Sattarkhanov   Kazakhstan
Noureddine Medjihoud   Algeria
Jeffrey Mathebula   South Africa
Valdemir Pereira   Brazil
James Swan   Australia
Haider Ali   Pakistan
Ramazan Palyani   Turkey
Falk Huste   Germany
Joni Turunen   Finland
Bijan Batmani   Iran
Ricardo Juarez   United States
Kassim Napa Adam   Uganda
Tulkunbay Turgunov   Uzbekistan
Somluck Kamsing   Thailand
Andrés Ledesma   Colombia
Servin Suleymanov   Ukraine
Yuri Mladenov   Bulgaria
Hidehiko Tsukamoto   Japan
Yosvani Aguilera   Cuba
Kamil Djamaloudinov   Russia
Vida Bičiulaitis   Lithuania
Yohannes Sheferaw   Ethiopia
Francisco Bojado   Mexico

Results

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All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Round of 32
Monday, September 18, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Round of 16
Saturday, September 23, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Quarter-finals
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
13:00 & 19:30
Semi-finals
Friday, September 29, 2000
19:30
Final
Sunday, October 1, 2000
13:00
  Musa Simelane (SWZ)
  Israel Hector Pérez (ARG) RSC
  Israel Hector Pérez (ARG) 18
  Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) 21
  Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) 21
  Park Heung-min (KOR) 14
  Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) 10
  Ovidiu Bobîrnat (ROM) 5   Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) 22
  Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) 14   Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) 16
  Noureddine Medjihoud (ALG) 5   Jeffrey Mathebula (RSA) 5
  Jeffrey Mathebula (RSA) 10   Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) 12
  Valdemir Pereira (BRA) 8   Ramazan Palyani (TUR) 11
  James Swan (AUS) 4   Valdemir Pereira (BRA)
  Haider Ali (PAK) 4   Ramazan Palyani (TUR) RSC
  Ramazan Palyani (TUR) 5   Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) 22
  Falk Huste (GER) 10   Ricardo Juarez (USA) 14
  Joni Turunen (FIN) 6   Falk Huste (GER) 15
  Bijan Batmani (IRI)   Ricardo Juarez (USA) 17
  Ricardo Juarez (USA) RSC   Ricardo Juarez (USA) RSC
  Kassim Napa Adam (UGA) 3   Somluck Kamsing (THA)
  Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB) 12   Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB) 2
  Somluck Kamsing (THA) RSC   Somluck Kamsing (THA) 7
  Andrés Ledesma (COL)   Ricardo Juarez (USA) 23
  Servin Suleimanov (UKR) 4   Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) 12
  Yuri Mladenov (BUL) 7   Yuri Mladenov (BUL) 8
  Hidehiko Tsukamoto (JPN) 3   Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) 15
  Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) RSC   Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) 12
  Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) 9   Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) 17
  Vidas Bičiulaitis (LTU) 5   Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) 15
  Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes (ETH)   Francisco Bojado (MEX) 12
  Francisco Bojado (MEX) RSC

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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