Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
| Men's lightweight at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Workers Indoor Arena | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 11–24 August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| Light flyweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Light welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super heavyweight | |
The lightweight competition was the fifth-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 60 kilograms in body mass.[1]
Competition format[edit]
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. 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.
Schedule[edit]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Monday 11 August 2008 | 15:00 & 20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday 15 August 2008 | 14:30 & 16:30 | Round of 16 |
| Tuesday 19 August 2008 | 20:00 | Quarter-finals |
| Friday 22 August 2008 | 20:00 | Semi-finals |
| Sunday 24 August 2008 | 14:40 | Final |
Draw[edit]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
See also[edit]
Reference[edit]
- ^ "Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Lightweight". Olympedia. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
External links[edit]
1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–: 58–63 kg | |
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