The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.
Medalists
Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Gu Yong-Ju 2 Charles Mooney 3T Patrick Cowdell 3T Viktor Rybakov 5T Rey Fortaleza 5T Stefan Förster 5T Veerachat Saturngrum 5T Hwang Cheol-sun 9T Tsacho Andreykovski 9T Orlando Martínez 9T Alejandro Silva 9T Chris Ius 9T Hitoshi Ishigaki 9T Bernardo Onori 15T Leszek Borkowski 15T Aldo Cosentino 15T Kemal Solunur 15T Francisco Sánchez 15T Jovito Rengifo 15T Juan Francisco Rodríguez 15T Faredin Ibrahim 15T József Jakab 15T Tumat Sogolik 15T Brian Tink 25T Mohamed Rais 25T Thanasis Khouliaras 25T Abdel Nabi El-Sayed Mahran
First round Jovito Rengifo (VEN) def. Baker Muwanga (UGA), 5:0 Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Anthony Houliaras (GRE), 5:0 Tumat Sogolik (PNG) def. Samuel Meck (CMR), walk-over Charles Mooney (USA) def. Mohamed Rais (MAR), 5:0 Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Anthony Abacheng (GHA), 5:0 Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Abdelnabi El-Sayed (EGY), 5:0 Brian Tink (AUS) def. Giubran Zugdani (LIB), walk-over
Second round Rey Fortaleza (PHI) def. Evan Parris (GUY), walk-over Ekenwa Ezikpe (NGA) – Costo Assogba (TOG), both walk-over Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Leszek Borkowski (POL), 5:0 Alejandro Silva (PUR) def. George Findo (KEN), walk-over Chacho Andreykovski (BUL) def. Aldo Cosentino (FRA), KO-3 Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Faredin Ibrahim (ROM), 4:1 Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Kemal Sonunur (TUR), 5:0 Chris Ius (CAN) def. Mohamed Ayele (ETH), walk-over Zassia Ouaudrogo (BUR) – Hamidou Banhamni (NIG), both walk-over Stephan Förster (GDR) def. Jozsef Jakab (HUN), 5:0 Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN) def. Francisco Sanchez (DOM), DSQ-2 Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Alfred Siame (ZAM), walk-over Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Jovito Rengifo (VEN), 5:0 Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Tumat Sogolik (PNG), KO-2 Charles Mooney (USA) def. Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP), 4:1 Bernardo Onori (ITA) def. Brian Tink (AUS), 5:0
Third round Rey Fortaleza (PHI) – no opponent (bye) Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Alejandro Silva (PUR), 5:0 Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Chacho Andreykovski (BUL), 5:0 Weerachart Saturngrun (THA) def. Chris Ius (CAN), 5:0 Stephan Förster (GDR) – no opponent (bye) Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN), 5:0 Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR) def. Orlando Martínez (CUB), 3:2 Charles Mooney (USA) def. Bernardo Onori (ITA), 5:0
Quarterfinals Patrick Cowdell (GBR) def. Rey Fortaleza (PHI), 4:1 Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Weerachart Saturngrun (THA), 5:0 Viktor Rybakov (URS) def. Stephan Förster (GDR), 3:2 Charles Mooney (USA) def. Chul Soon-Hwang (KOR), 3:2
Semifinals Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Patrick Cowdell (GBR), 4:1 Charles Mooney (USA) def. Viktor Rybakov (URS), 4:1
Final Gu Yong-Ju (PRK) def. Charles Mooney (USA), 5:0
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