Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight
Boxing competitions
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The Super Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the heaviest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on July 20, 1996 and ended on August 4, 1996.[1]
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| Venue | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 July – 4 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Qualified boxers
| Athlete | Notes |
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 Adalat Mamedov (AZE) | |
 Sergei Liakhovich (BLR) | |
 Jean-François Bergeron (CAN) | 1st North & Central American Olympic Qualification |
 Alexis Rubalcaba (CUB) |  1995 Pan American Games[2] |
 Petr Horáček (CZE) | |
 Said Ahmed Ahmed (EGY) | 1st African Olympic Qualification |
 Josué Blocus (FRA) | |
 René Monse (GER) |  1996 European Championships |
 Mohammad Reza Samadi (IRI) | 1995 Asian Championships |
 Paolo Vidoz (ITA) | |
 Mikhail Yurchenko (KAZ) | |
 Duncan Dokiwari (NGR) | 1995 All-Africa Games |
 Safarish Khan (PAK) | |
 Alexei Lezin (RUS) | 1996 European Championships |
 Attila Levin (SWE) | 1996 European Championships |
 Paea Wolfgramm (TGA) | 1995 Oceanian Championships |
 Wladimir Klitschko (UKR) |  1996 European Championships |
 Lawrence Clay-Bey (USA) | |
 Jesús Guevara (VEN) | 1996 South American Championships |
Medalists
| Gold | Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine |
| Silver | Paea Wolfgramm Tonga |
| Bronze | Duncan Dokiwari Nigeria |
| Alexei Lezin Russia |