Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 2 October 1988. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed. 31-year-old Vyacheslav Yanovskiy won the gold medal.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Vyacheslav Yanovski 2 Grahame Cheney 3T Lars Myrberg 3T Reiner Gies 5T Todd Foster 5T Humberto Rodríguez 5T Anthony Mwamba 5T Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh 9T Ike Quartey 9T Jeon Jin-cheol 9T Duke Chinyadza 9T Howard Grant 9T Ludovic Proto 9T Lyton Mphande 9T Adrian Carew-Dodson 9T David Kamau 17T Miguel González 17T José Saizozema 17T Liasu Braimoh 17T Andrzej Możdżeń 17T Apete Temo 17T Andreas Otto 17T Ahmad Mayez Khanji 17T Mark Elliott 17T Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla 17T Khalid Rahilou 17T Anoumou Aguiar 17T Vukašin Dobrašinović 17T Lóránt Szabó 17T Martin N'Dongo Ebanga 17T Dan Odindo 32T Handhal Mohamed Al-Harithy 32T Tomás Ruiz 32T Søren Søndergaard 32T Kouassi Kouassi 32T Jhapat Singh Bhujel 32T Avaavau Avaavau 32T Kunihiro Miura 32T Jonas Bade 32T Borislav Abadzhiev 32T Bilal El-Masri 32T Víctor Pérez 32T Abidnasir Shabab 32T Hubert Wester 32T Pravit Suwanwichit

First round Lars Myrberg (SWE) def. Handhal al-Harithy (OMA), RSC-1 Ludovic Proto (FRA) def. Mpuco Makama (SUA), walk-over Mark Elliott (GBR) def. Tomas Ruíz (ESP), 5:0 Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. Søren Søndergaard (DEN), RSC-2 Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla (TNZ) def. Dieudonne Kouassi (IVC), RSC-1 Lyton Mphande (MLW) def. Ihapat Singh Bhujel (NEP), 5:0 Khalid Rahilou (MAR) def. Avaavau Avaavau (SAM), RSC-3 Anthony Mwamba (ZAM) def. Kunihiro Miura (JPN), 5:0 Anoumou Aguiar (TOG) def. Jonas Bade (PNG), DSQ-2 Vukašin Dobrašinović (YUG) def. Borislav Abadzhiev (BUL), 3:2 Adrian Carew (GUY) def. Bilal el-Masri (LIB), 5:0 Lórant Szabó (HUN) def. Víctor Pérez (PUR), 3:2 Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Basil Maelagi (SIS), walk-over David Kamau (KEN) def. Abidnasir Shahab (JRD), RSC-1 Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR) def. Hubert Wester (ARU), RSC-1 Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL) def. Pravit Suwanwichit (THA), 3:2 Dan Odindo (UGA) def. Desiré Ollo (GAB), walk-over

Second round Grahame Cheney (AUS) def. Miguel González (PAR), RSC-2 Ike Quartey (GHA) def. José Saizozema (DOM), 5:0 Todd Foster (USA) def. Khalid Rahilou (MAR), KO-2 Chun Jil-Chun (KOR) def. Liasu Braimoh (NGA), RSC-3 Duke Chinyadza (ZIM) def. Andrzej Możdżeń (POL), 3:2 Humberto Rodriguez (MEX) def. Apete Temo (FIJ), RSC-2 Howard Grant (CAN) def. Andreas Otto (GDR), RSC-1 Lars Myrberg (SWE) def. Ahmed Khanji (SYR), 4:1 Ludovic Proto (FRA) def. Mark Elliott (GBR), RSC-1 Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. Rashid Matumla (TNZ), RSC-3 Anthony Mwamba (ZAM) def. Anoumou Aguiar (TOG), RSC-1 Adrian Carew (GUY) def. Vukašin Dobrašinović (YUG), 4:1 Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Lórant Szabó (HUN), 5:0 David Kamau (KEN) def. Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR), 5:0 Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL) def. Dan Odindo (UGA), RSC-2

Third round Grahame Cheney (AUS) def. Ike Quartey (GHA), 5:0 Todd Foster (USA) def. Chun Jil-Chun (KOR), KO-2 Humberto Rodriguez (MEX) def. Duke Chinyadza (ZIM), KO-1 Lars Myrberg (SWE) def. Howard Grant (CAN), 4:1 Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. Ludovic Proto (FRA), 5:0 Anthony Mwamba (ZAM) def. Lyton Mphande (MLW), KO-2 Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Adrian Carew (GUY), 3:2 Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL) def. David Kamau (KEN), 5:0

Quarterfinals Grahame Cheney (AUS) def. Todd Foster (USA), 3:2 Lars Myrberg (SWE) def. Humberto Rodriguez (MEX), KO-1 Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. Anthony Mwamba (ZAM), 5:0 Reiner Gies (FRG) def. Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (MGL), 4:1

Semifinals Grahame Cheney (AUS) def. Lars Myrberg (SWE), 5:0 Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. Reiner Gies (FRG), KO-1

Final Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. Grahame Cheney (AUS), 5:0

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