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Light-Welterweight (≤63.5 kilograms), Men

Date29 July – 11 August 1984 — 11:00
StatusOlympic
LocationLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Participants37 from 37 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

The favorite was Korea’s Kim Dong-Gil who had been runner-up to Cuba’s Carlos García at the 1982 World Championships. But because of the Soviet-led boycott, García could not compete, leaving the field seemingly open for Kim. In the quarter-finals he faced American Jerry Page and lost by a 4-1 decision. This enraged the Korean boxing officials, who threatened to withdraw from the tournament, but later said they were doing it only to call attention to what was considered a pro-American bias among the judges. Page went on to win the gold medal, with unanimous decisions in the semi-finals and over Thailand’s Dhawee Umponmaha in the final. Like all of the United States’s 1984 boxing gold medalists, Page turned professional, but had a desultory career, finishing in 1990 with 11 wins and 4 losses. Umponmaha never fought professionally as a boxer, but he did do so in Muay Thai kickboxing, using the name Khaopong Sitthichuchai.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Jerry PageUSAGold
2Thawee UmponmahaTHASilver
=3Mirko PuzovićYUGBronze
=3Mircea FulgerROUBronze
=5Kim Dong-GilKOR
=5Jean-Pierre Mbereke-BabanCMR
=5Lotfi BelkhirTUN
=5Jorge MaysonetPUR
=9Javid AslamNOR
=9Octavio RoblesMEX
=9Ikhlef Ahmed Hadj AllahALG
=9Steve LarrimoreBAH
=9Stefan SjöstrandSWE
=9Rushdy ArmaniosEGY
=9Dave GriffithsGBR
=9Charles NwokoloNGR
=17Juma BugingoTAN
=17Lisiate LavuloTGA
=17Helmut GertelFRG
=17Hannu VuorinenFIN
=17Umesh MaskeyNEP
=17Ramy ZialorSEY
=17Denis LambertCAN
=17Phillimon AyesuMAW
=17Jean DuarteFRA
=17Hassan LahmarMAR
=17Kunihiro MiuraJPN
=17Bhutana MagwazaSWZ
=17Clifton CharleswellISV
=17Charles OwisoKEN
=17Apelu IoaneSAM
=17William GaliwangoUGA
=33Jaslal PradhanIND
=33Muenge KafuankaCOD
=33Evaristo MazzónURU
=33Dimus ChisalaZAM
=33Anthony RoseJAM

Round One

Date29 July 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 JulKim Dong-GilKOR
Match #229 JulJuma BugingoTAN
Match #329 JulLisiate LavuloTGA
Match #429 JulJavid AslamNOR
Match #529 JulJerry PageUSA
Match #629 JulHelmut GertelFRG
Match #729 JulHannu VuorinenFIN
Match #829 JulOctavio RoblesMEX
Match #929 JulIkhlef Ahmed Hadj AllahALG
Match #1029 JulUmesh MaskeyNEP
Match #1129 JulJean-Pierre Mbereke-BabanCMR
Match #1229 JulRamy ZialorSEY
Match #1329 JulMirko PuzovićYUG
Match #1429 JulDenis LambertCAN
Match #1529 JulSteve LarrimoreBAH
Match #1629 JulPhillimon AyesuMAW
Match #1729 JulJean DuarteFRA
Match #1829 JulMircea FulgerROU
Match #1929 JulHassan LahmarMAR
Match #2029 JulStefan SjöstrandSWE
Match #2129 JulKunihiro MiuraJPN
Match #2229 JulLotfi BelkhirTUN
Match #2329 JulRushdy ArmaniosEGY
Match #2429 JulBhutana MagwazaSWZ
Match #2529 JulDave GriffithsGBR
Match #2629 JulClifton CharleswellISV
Match #2729 JulCharles OwisoKEN
Match #2829 JulThawee UmponmahaTHADecisionJaslal PradhanIND
Match #2929 JulJorge MaysonetPURReferee stops contestMuenge KafuankaCOD
Match #3029 JulApelu IoaneSAMDecisionEvaristo MazzónURU
Match #3129 JulCharles NwokoloNGRDecisionDimus ChisalaZAM
Match #3229 JulWilliam GaliwangoUGADecisionAnthony RoseJAM

Round Two

Date1 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the third round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #101 AugKim Dong-GilKORReferee stops contest (head blow)Juma BugingoTAN
Match #201 AugJavid AslamNORReferee stops contest (head blow)Lisiate LavuloTGA
Match #301 AugJerry PageUSADecisionHelmut GertelFRG
Match #401 AugOctavio RoblesMEXDecisionHannu VuorinenFIN
Match #501 AugIkhlef Ahmed Hadj AllahALGReferee stops contestUmesh MaskeyNEP
Match #601 AugJean-Pierre Mbereke-BabanCMRDecisionRamy ZialorSEY
Match #701 AugMirko PuzovićYUGDecisionDenis LambertCAN
Match #801 AugSteve LarrimoreBAHDecisionPhillimon AyesuMAW
Match #901 AugMircea FulgerROUReferee stops contest (head blow)Jean DuarteFRA
Match #1001 AugStefan SjöstrandSWEReferee stops contestHassan LahmarMAR
Match #1101 AugLotfi BelkhirTUNDecisionKunihiro MiuraJPN
Match #1201 AugRushdy ArmaniosEGYReferee stops contest (head blow)Bhutana MagwazaSWZ
Match #1301 AugDave GriffithsGBRDecisionClifton CharleswellISV
Match #1401 AugThawee UmponmahaTHADecisionCharles OwisoKEN
Match #1501 AugJorge MaysonetPURDecisionApelu IoaneSAM
Match #1601 AugCharles NwokoloNGRDecisionWilliam GaliwangoUGA

Round Three

Date2 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #102 AugKim Dong-GilKORDecisionJavid AslamNOR
Match #202 AugJerry PageUSADecisionOctavio RoblesMEX
Match #302 AugJean-Pierre Mbereke-BabanCMRDecisionIkhlef Ahmed Hadj AllahALG
Match #402 AugMirko PuzovićYUGDecisionSteve LarrimoreBAH
Match #502 AugMircea FulgerROUDecisionStefan SjöstrandSWE
Match #602 AugLotfi BelkhirTUNDecisionRushdy ArmaniosEGY
Match #702 AugThawee UmponmahaTHADecisionDave GriffithsGBR
Match #802 AugJorge MaysonetPURDecisionCharles NwokoloNGR

Quarter-Finals

Date7 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #107 AugJerry PageUSADecisionKim Dong-GilKOR
Match #207 AugMirko PuzovićYUGDecisionJean-Pierre Mbereke-BabanCMR
Match #307 AugMircea FulgerROUDecisionLotfi BelkhirTUN
Match #407 AugThawee UmponmahaTHADecisionJorge MaysonetPUR

Semi-Finals

Date9 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #109 AugJerry PageUSADecisionMirko PuzovićYUG
Match #209 AugThawee UmponmahaTHADecisionMircea FulgerROU

Final Round

Date11 August 1984
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/211 AugJerry PageUSADecisionThawee UmponmahaTHA