Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 20 September to 1 October at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Men's light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date20 September to 1 October
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Lebziak  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rudolf Kraj  Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andriy Fedchuk  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergey Mihaylov  Uzbekistan
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31-year-old Aleksandr Lebziak of Russia won gold in his third Olympic appearance.[1]

Competition format

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Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.[2] 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 20 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.[2] 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
Tory Amos-Ross   Canada
Jegbefumere Albert   Nigeria
Olanda Anderson   United States
Rudolf Kraj   Czech Republic
Andriy Fedchuk   Ukraine
Azize Raguig   Morocco
Charles Adamu   Ghana
Courtney Fry   Great Britain
Gurcharan Singh   India
Choi Ki-soo   South Korea
Danie Venter   South Africa
Ihab Al-Youssef   Syria
Giacobbe Fragomeni   Italy
Isael Álvarez   Cuba
Olzhas Orazaliyev   Kazakhstan
Hugo Garay   Argentina
Claudio Rîșco   Romania
Sergey Mihaylov   Uzbekistan
Ali Ismayilov   Azerbaijan
Emil Krastev   Bulgaria
Shawn Terry Cox   Barbados
John Dovi   France
Alexey Katulievsky   Kyrgyzstan
George Olwande Odindo   Kenya
Laudelino Barros   Brazil
Danny Green   Australia
Aleksandr Lebziak   Russia
Djibril Fall   Senegal

Schedule

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All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, September 20, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 Round of 32
Sunday, September 24, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 Round of 16
Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 Quarterfinals
Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 Semifinals
Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 Final Bout

Results

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Troy Amos-Ross (CAN)
  Jegbefumere Albert (NGR) RSC
  Jegbefumere Albert (NGR) 7
  Rudolf Kraj (CZE) 8
  Olanda Anderson (USA) 12
  Rudolf Kraj (CZE) 13
  Rudolf Kraj (CZE) 11
  Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) RSC   Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) 7
  Azize Raguig (MAR)   Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) 13
  Charles Adamu (GHA) 16   Charles Adamu (GHA) 5
  Courtney Fry (GBR) 3   Andriy Fedchuk (UKR) 12+
  Gurcharan Singh (IND) 11   Gurcharan Singh (IND) 12
  Choi Ki-Soo (KOR) 9   Gurcharan Singh (IND) RSC
  Danie Venter (RSA) 12   Danie Venter (RSA)
  Ihab El-Youssef (SYR) 9   Rudolf Kraj (CZE) 6
  Giacobbe Fragomeni (ITA)   Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) 20
  Isael Álvarez (CUB) RSC   Isael Álvarez (CUB)
  Olzhas Orazaliyev (KAZ) RSC   Olzhas Orazaliyev (KAZ) RSC
  Hugo Garay (ARG)   Olzhas Orazaliyev (KAZ)
  Claudio Rîșco (ROM) 6   Sergey Mihaylov (UZB) RSC
  Sergey Mihaylov (UZB) 15   Sergey Mihaylov (UZB) 23
  Ali Ismayilov (AZE) 14   Ali Ismayilov (AZE) 18
  Emil Krastev (BUL) 9   Sergey Mihaylov (UZB)
  Shawn Terry Cox (BAR) 10   Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) RSC
  John Dovi (FRA) 14   John Dovi (FRA) RSC
  Aleksey Katulevsky (KGZ) 11   Alexey Katulievsky (KGZ)
  George Olwande Odindo (KEN) 2   John Dovi (FRA) 11
  Laudelino Barros (BRA)   Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) 13
  Danny Green (AUS) RSC   Danny Green (AUS)
  Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) RSC   Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) RSC
  Djibril Fall (SEN)

References

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  1. ^ "Лебзяк Александр Борисович".
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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