| Super heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 – 11 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| Light flyweight | men |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Super heavyweight | men |
The men's Super heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 3 to 11 August 1984. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Tyrell Biggs United States
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| Silver | Francesco Damiani Italy
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| Bronze | Robert Wells Great Britain
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| Bronze | Aziz Salihu Yugoslavia
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Results
The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Tyrell Biggs |  United States
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| 2 | Francesco Damiani |  Italy
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| 3T | Robert Wells |  Great Britain
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| 3T | Aziz Salihu |  Yugoslavia
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| 5T | Willie Isangura |  Tanzania
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| 5T | Viliami Pulu |  Tonga
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| 5T | Peter Hussing |  West Germany
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| 5T | Lennox Lewis |  Canada
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| 9T | Olaf Mayer |  Austria
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| 9T | Muhammad Youssef |  Pakistan
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| 9T | Isaac Barrientos |  Puerto Rico
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First round
- Peter Hussing (FRG) def. Olaf Mayer (AUT), 5:0
- Lennox Lewis (CAN) def. Mohammad Yousuf (PAK), RSC-3
- Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Isaac Barrientos (PUR), 5:0
Quarterfinals
- Francesco Damiani (ITA) def. Willie Isangura (TNZ), RSC-2
- Robert Wells (GBR) def. Viliami Pulu (TNG), KO-1
- Aziz Salihu (YUG) def. Peter Hussing (FRG), 3:2
- Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Lennox Lewis (CAN), 5:0
Semifinals
- Francesco Damiani (ITA) def. Robert Wells (GBR), RSC-3
- Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Aziz Salihu (YUG), 5:0
Final
- Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Francesco Damiani (ITA), 4:1
References
- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Super Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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