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Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date29 July – 11 August 1984 — 11:00
StatusOlympic
LocationLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Participants40 from 40 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker was runner-up at the 1982 World Championships to Cuban Ángel Herrera, the 1980 Olympic gold medalist. Herrera turned the tables at the 1983 Pan American Games, defeating Whitaker in the final. They should have been co-favorites in this class but Herrera could not compete because Cuba joined the Soviet-led boycott, leaving it open for Whitaker. He came through, winning four unanimous decisions to make it to the final against Puerto Rico’s Luis Ortíz. Ortíz almost lasted two rounds, but received a standing eight-count with only three seconds left in round two, and his handlers threw in the towel, giving Whitaker the gold medal. It was another of many titles for Pernell Whitaker. After turning professional, he won world titles in the lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight divisions, also holding titles from all the major professional federations. He fought through 1997, coming back briefly in 1999 and 2001, ending with a career record of 40 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. In 2002, The Ring magazine ranked him #10 among the Top 100 Fighters of the Past 80 Years.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Pernell WhitakerUSAGold
2Luis OrtizPURSilver
=3Martin N'Dongo EbangaCMRBronze
=3Jeon Chil-SeongKORBronze
=5José Antonio HernandoESP
=5Fahri SümerTUR
=5Reiner GiesFRG
=5Leopoldo CantancioPHI
=9Douglas OdameGHA
=9Alex DicksonGBR
=9Gordon CarewGUY
=9Jaineck ChinyantaZAM
=9Geofrey NyekoUGA
=9John KalbhennCAN
=9Christopher OssaiNGR
=9Renato CornettAUS
=17Jean-Claude LabonteSEY
=17Dieudonné KossiCAF
=17Buala SasakulTHA
=17Desiré OlloGAB
=17André Kimbu MbomaCOD
=17Shadrach OdhiamboSWE
=17Bakary FofanaCIV
=17Emrol PhillipGRN
=17Ama SodogahTOG
=17Omar MéndezNCA
=17Samir KhenyabIRQ
=17Milson RandrianasoloMAD
=17Ángel BeltréDOM
=17Asif DarPAK
=17Slobodan PavlovićYUG
=17Hernán GutiérrezCOL
=33Zaw Latt MYA
=33Dalbahadur RanamagarNEP
=33Solomon KondoweMAW
=33Shlomo NiazovISR
=33Patrick WaweruKEN
=33Luciano SolísMEX
=33Viorel IoanaROU
=33Mustapha FadliMAR

Round One

Date29 July 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 JulJean-Claude LabonteSEY
Match #229 JulJosé Antonio HernandoESP
Match #329 JulDouglas OdameGHA
Match #429 JulDieudonné KossiCAF
Match #529 JulLuis OrtizPUR
Match #629 JulBuala SasakulTHA
Match #729 JulDesiré OlloGAB
Match #829 JulAlex DicksonGBR
Match #929 JulAndré Kimbu MbomaCOD
Match #1029 JulGordon CarewGUY
Match #1129 JulMartin N'Dongo EbangaCMR
Match #1229 JulShadrach OdhiamboSWE
Match #1329 JulFahri SümerTUR
Match #1429 JulBakary FofanaCIV
Match #1529 JulJaineck ChinyantaZAM
Match #1629 JulEmrol PhillipGRN
Match #1729 JulAma SodogahTOG
Match #1829 JulGeofrey NyekoUGA
Match #1929 JulOmar MéndezNCA
Match #2029 JulPernell WhitakerUSA
Match #2129 JulReiner GiesFRG
Match #2229 JulSamir KhenyabIRQ
Match #2329 JulMilson RandrianasoloMAD
Match #2429 JulJohn KalbhennCAN
Match #2529 JulChristopher OssaiNGRDecisionZaw Latt MYA
Match #2629 JulÁngel BeltréDOMDecisionDalbahadur RanamagarNEP
Match #2729 JulLeopoldo CantancioPHIDecisionSolomon KondoweMAW
Match #2829 JulAsif DarPAKDecisionShlomo NiazovISR
Match #2929 JulJeon Chil-SeongKORDecisionPatrick WaweruKEN
Match #3029 JulSlobodan PavlovićYUGDecisionLuciano SolísMEX
Match #3129 JulRenato CornettAUSDecisionViorel IoanaROU
Match #3229 JulHernán GutiérrezCOLDecisionMustapha FadliMAR

Round Two

Date3 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the third round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #103 AugJosé Antonio HernandoESPDecisionJean-Claude LabonteSEY
Match #203 AugDouglas OdameGHAReferee stops contest (head blow)Dieudonné KossiCAF
Match #303 AugLuis OrtizPURKnock-outBuala SasakulTHA
Match #403 AugAlex DicksonGBRDecisionDesiré OlloGAB
Match #503 AugGordon CarewGUYDecisionAndré Kimbu MbomaCOD
Match #603 AugMartin N'Dongo EbangaCMRReferee stops contestShadrach OdhiamboSWE
Match #703 AugFahri SümerTURDecisionBakary FofanaCIV
Match #803 AugJaineck ChinyantaZAMReferee stops contestEmrol PhillipGRN
Match #903 AugGeofrey NyekoUGADecisionAma SodogahTOG
Match #1003 AugPernell WhitakerUSADecisionOmar MéndezNCA
Match #1103 AugReiner GiesFRGDecisionSamir KhenyabIRQ
Match #1203 AugJohn KalbhennCANReferee stops contest (head blow)Milson RandrianasoloMAD
Match #1303 AugChristopher OssaiNGRReferee stops contest (head blow)Ángel BeltréDOM
Match #1403 AugLeopoldo CantancioPHIDecisionAsif DarPAK
Match #1503 AugJeon Chil-SeongKORDecisionSlobodan PavlovićYUG
Match #1603 AugRenato CornettAUSDecisionHernán GutiérrezCOL

Round Three

Date5 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #105 AugJosé Antonio HernandoESPDecisionDouglas OdameGHA
Match #205 AugLuis OrtizPURKnock-outAlex DicksonGBR
Match #305 AugMartin N'Dongo EbangaCMRKnock-outGordon CarewGUY
Match #405 AugFahri SümerTURDecisionJaineck ChinyantaZAM
Match #505 AugPernell WhitakerUSADecisionGeofrey NyekoUGA
Match #605 AugReiner GiesFRGDecisionJohn KalbhennCAN
Match #705 AugLeopoldo CantancioPHIDecisionChristopher OssaiNGR
Match #805 AugJeon Chil-SeongKORDecisionRenato CornettAUS

Quarter-Finals

Date7 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #107 AugLuis OrtizPURDecisionJosé Antonio HernandoESP
Match #207 AugMartin N'Dongo EbangaCMRDecisionFahri SümerTUR
Match #307 AugPernell WhitakerUSADecisionReiner GiesFRG
Match #407 AugJeon Chil-SeongKORReferee stops contest (head blow)Leopoldo CantancioPHI

Semi-Finals

Date9 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #109 AugLuis OrtizPURDecisionMartin N'Dongo EbangaCMR
Match #209 AugPernell WhitakerUSADecisionJeon Chil-SeongKOR

Final Round

Date11 August 1984
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/211 AugPernell WhitakerUSARetiredLuis OrtizPUR