Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.[1]
| Boxing at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
| Dates | 20 July-4 August 1996 |
| Competitors | 355 from 97 nations |
There was significant controversy surrounding the judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the U.S. and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.[2] Additionally, in the final of the light flyweight bout between Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov and Mansueto Velasco of the Philippines, Petrov claimed gold as many spectators believed that Velasco should have won the match and questioned the one-sided scoring of the judges.[3][4]
Qualification
editThe following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | 1 to October 8, 1995 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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| European Championships | March 30 to April 7, 1996 |  Vejle, Denmark
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| All-Africa Games | 13 to September 23, 1995 |  Harare, Zimbabwe
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| Africa Qualification Tournament | April/May 1996 |  Cairo, Egypt
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| Australia and Oceania Qualification Tournament | October 1995 |  Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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| Pan American Games | March 1995 |  Mar del Plata, Argentina
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| Central America Qualification Tournament | February 1996 |  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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| North America Qualification Tournament | April 1996 |  Halifax, Canada
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| South American Championships | March 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Asian Qualification Tournament | April 19–20, 1996 |  Pasay, Philippines
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Medal winners
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Medal table
edit* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States (USA)* | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Controversial Olympic loss may have set Mayweather on historic path".
- ^ "After decades, Recah Trinidad still believes Onyok Velasco was robbed of Olympic gold". 28 August 2021.
- ^ "20 years after Atlanta, Onyok still pines for gold". August 2016.