The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 35 boxers from 35 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Maurizio Stecca 2 Héctor López 3T Dale Walters 3T Pedro Nolasco 5T Pedro Décima 5T Ndaba Dube 5T Robinson Pitalúa 5T Mun Seong-gil 9T Cemal Öner 9T Hiroaki Takami 9T Joe Orewa 9T Louis Gomis 9T Babar Ali Khan 9T Star Zulu 9T Robert Shannon 9T John John Molina 17T Tshoza Mukuta 17T Bararq Bahtobe 17T Gamal El-Din El-Koumy 17T Mustapha Kouchene 17T Wanchai Pongsri 17T Johny Asadoma 17T Amon Neequaye 17T Stefan Gertel 17T Hugh Dyer 17T Firmin Abissi 17T Gustavo Cruz 17T Philip Sutcliffe Snr 17T John Hyland 17T Sammy Mwangi 17T Jarmo Eskelinen 17T John Siryakibbe 33T Yao Gaitor 33T Ljubiša Simić 33T Manuel Vilchez

First round Jarmo Eskelinen (FIN) def. Yao Gaitor (TOG), 5:0 Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. Ljubiša Simič (YUG), 4:1 John Siryakibbe (UGA) def. Manuel Vilchez (VEN), 3:2

Second round Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG) def. Tshoza Mukuta (ZAI), 5:0 Çemal Öner (TUR) def. Bararg Bahtohe (IVC), 4:1 Hiroaki Takami (JPN) def. Gamal El-Komy (EGY), 4:1 Dale Walters (CAN) def. Mustapha Kouchene (ALG), 5:0 Joe Orewa (NGR) def. Wanchai Pongsri (THA), KO-2 Héctor López (MEX) def. Johny Asadoma (INA), KO-3 Ndaba Dube (ZIM) def. Amon Neequaye (GHA), 5:0 Louis Gomis (FRA) def. Stefan Gertel (FRG), AB-2 Robinson Pitalua (COL) def. Hugh Dyer (BLZ), RSC-2 Babar Ali Khan (PAK) def. Firmin Abissi (BEN), 5:0 Star Zulu (ZAM) def. Gustavo Cruz (NIC), 5:0 Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Philip Sutcliffe Snr (IRL), 5:0 Moon Sung-Kil (KOR) def. John Hyland (GBR), AB-3 Robert Shannon (USA) def. Sammy Mwangi (KEN), 5:0 Juan Molina (PUR) def. Jarmo Eskelinen (FIN), 5:0 Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. John Siryakibbe (UGA), 5:0

Third round Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG) def. Çemal Öner (TUR), 4:1 Dale Walters (CAN) def. Hiroaki Takami (JPN), 5:0 Héctor López (MEX) def. Joe Orewa (NGR), 4:1 Ndaba Dube (ZIM) def. Louis Gomis (FRA), 5:0 Robinson Pitalua (COL) def. Babar Ali Khan (PAK), 5:0 Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Star Zulu (ZAM), 5:0 Moon Sung-Kil (KOR) def. Robert Shannon (USA), RSC-3 Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. Juan Molina (PUR), 3:2

Quarterfinals Dale Walters (CAN) def. Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG), 5:0 Héctor López (MEX) def. Ndaba Dube (ZIM), 5:0 Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Robinson Pitalua (COL), 5:0 Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. Moon Sung-Kil (KOR), RSC-1

Semifinals Héctor López (MEX) def. Dale Walters (CAN), 5:0 Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Pedro Nolasco (DOM), 5:0

Final Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Héctor López (MEX), 4:1

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