The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Howard Davis 2 Simion Cuțov 3T Ace Rusevski 3T Vassily Solomin 5T Ove Lundby 5T Tsvetan Tsvetkov 5T András Botos 5T Yves Jeudy 9T Nelson Calzadilla 9T Bogdan Gajda 9T Leonidas Asprilla 9T Georgios Agrimanakis 9T Parviz Bahmani 9T Reinaldo Valiente 15T Ernesto González 15T Khaidavyn Altankhuyag 15T Antonio Rubio 15T Sylvester Mittee 15T Hans Henrik Palm 15T Yukio Segawa 15T Roberto Andino 22T Gaetano Pirastu 22T Gerard Hamill

First round Roberto Andino (PUR) def. Gaetano Pirastu (ITA), 5:0 Ace Rusevski (YUG) def. Gerard Hamill (IRL), 4:1

Second round Nelson Calzadilla (VEN) def. Ernesto Gonzalez (NIC), 5:0 Simion Cuțov (ROM) def. Sylvester Mittee (GBR), RSC-3 Rashad Abdelgaffar Zaki (EGY) – Lewrence Obagoriola (NGA), both walk-over Ove Lundby (SWE) def. Newton Chisanga (ZAM), walk-over Bogdan Gajda (POL) def. Cleveland Denny (GUY), walk-over Vassily Solomin (URS) def. Hans Henrik Palm (DEN), 5:0 Georgios Agrimavakis (GRE) def. Bechir Jilassi (TUN), walk-over András Botos (HUN) def. David Ssensonjo (UGA), walk-over Leonidas Asprilla (COL) def. Balcha Degefu (ETH), walk-over Howard Davis (USA) def. Yukio Segawa (JPN), 5:0 Tsvetan Tsvetkov (BUL) def. Khaidav Altanhuiag (MGL), 5:0 Parviz Bahmani (IRN) def. Nasreddin El-Agely (LIB), walk-over Yves Jeudy (HAI) def. David Oleme (CMR), walk-over Abderrahim Souihi (MAR) – Kwami Ayigan (TOG), both walk-over Reinaldo Valiente (CUB) def. Antonio Rubio (ESP), 5:0 Ace Rusevski (YUG) def. Roberto Andino (PUR), RSC-3

Third round Simion Cuțov (ROM) def. Nelson Calzadilla (VEN), 5:0 Ove Lundby (SWE) – no opponent (bye) Vassily Solomin (URS) def. Bogdan Gajda (POL), 5:0 András Botos (HUN) def. Georgios Agrimavakis (GRE), 4:1 Howard Davis (USA) def. Leonidas Asprilla (COL), RSC-2 Tsvetan Tsvetkov (BUL) def. Parviz Bahmani (IRN), 5:0 Yves Jeudy (HAI) – no opponent (bye) Ace Rusevski (YUG) def. Reinaldo Valiente (CUB), 5:0

Quarterfinals Simion Cuțov (ROM) def. Ove Lundby (SWE), 5:0 Vassily Solomin (URS) def. András Botos (HUN), 5:0 Howard Davis (USA) def. Tsvetan Tsvetkov (BUL), RSC-3 Ace Rusevski (YUG) def. Yves Jeudy (HAI), RSC-2

Semifinals Simion Cuțov (ROM) def. Vassily Solomin (URS), 5:0 Howard Davis (USA) def. Ace Rusevski (YUG), 5:0

Final Howard Davis (USA) def. Simion Cuțov (ROM), 5:0

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