Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight
Boxing at the Olympics
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The men's super heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 1992. 17 boxers from 17 nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July – 9 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Roberto Balado Cuba |
| Silver | Richard Igbineghu Nigeria |
| Bronze | Svilen Rusinov Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Brian Nielsen Denmark |
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
First round
- Peter Hrivňák (TCH) – BYE
- Kevin McBride (IRL) – BYE
- Brian Nielsen (DEN) – BYE
- Jeong Seung-won (KOR) – BYE
- Roberto Balado (CUB) – BYE
- Tom Glesby (CAN) – BYE
- Larry Donald (USA) – BYE
- Nikolay Kulpin (EUN) – BYE
- Gytis Juškevičius (LTU) – BYE
- David Anyim (KEN) – BYE
- Svilen Rusinov (BUL) – BYE
- István Szikora (HUN) – BYE
- Wilhelm Fischer (GER) def. Ahmed Sarir (MAR), RSC-2 (00:56)
- Jerry Nijman (NED) def. Iraj Kia Rostami (IRN), 9:5
Second round
- Peter Hrivňák (TCH) def. Kevin McBride (IRL), 21:1
- Brian Nielsen (DEN) def. Jeong Seung-won (KOR), 16:2
- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Tom Glesby (CAN), 16:2
- Larry Donald (USA) def. Nikolay Kulpin (EUN), RSCI-3 (00:02)
- Richard Igbineghu (NGA) def. Liade Alhassan (GHA), walk-over
- Gytis Juškevičius (LTU) def. David Anyim (KEN), RSCI-2 (01:38)
- Svilen Rusinov (BUL) def. István Szikora (HUN), 12:4
- Wilhelm Fischer (GER) def. Jerry Nijman (NED), 22:5
Quarterfinals
- Brian Nielsen (DEN) def. Peter Hrivňák (TCH), 14:4
- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Larry Donald (USA), 10:4
- Richard Igbineghu (NGR) def. Gytis Juškevičius (LTU), KO-2 (01:27)
- Svilen Rusinov (BUL) def. Wilhelm Fischer (GER), 8:5
Semifinals
- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Brian Nielsen (DEN), 15:1
- Richard Igbineghu (NGR) def. Svilen Rusinov (BUL), 9:7
Final
- Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Richard Igbineghu (NGR), 13:2