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.

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

Rank

Name

Country

1

Vyacheslav Yanovski

URS|1988 Summer

First round

Lars Myrberg def. Handhal al-Harithy, RSC-1
Ludovic Proto def. Mpuco Makama, walk-over
Mark Elliott def. Tomas Ruíz, 5:0
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy def. Søren Søndergaard, RSC-2
Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla def. Dieudonne Kouassi, RSC-1
Lyton Mphande def. Ihapat Singh Bhujel, 5:0
Khalid Rahilou def. Avaavau Avaavau, RSC-3
Anthony Mwamba def. Kunihiro Miura, 5:0
Anoumou Aguiar def. Jonas Bade, DSQ-2
Vukašin Dobrašinović def. Borislav Abadzhiev, 3:2
Adrian Carew def. Bilal el-Masri, 5:0
Lórant Szabó def. Víctor Pérez, 3:2
Reiner Gies def. Basil Maelagi, walk-over
David Kamau def. Abidnasir Shahab, RSC-1
Martin Ndongo-Ebanga def. Hubert Wester, RSC-1
Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh def. Pravit Suwanwichit, 3:2
Dan Odindo def. Desiré Ollo, walk-over

Second round

Grahame Cheney def. Miguel González, RSC-2
Ike Quartey def. José Saizozema, 5:0
Todd Foster def. Khalid Rahilou, KO-2
Chun Jil-Chun def. Liasu Braimoh, RSC-3
Duke Chinyadza def. Andrzej Możdżeń, 3:2
Humberto Rodriguez def. Apete Temo, RSC-2
Howard Grant def. Andreas Otto, RSC-1
Lars Myrberg def. Ahmed Khanji, 4:1
Ludovic Proto def. Mark Elliott, RSC-1
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy def. Rashid Matumla, RSC-3
Anthony Mwamba def. Anoumou Aguiar, RSC-1
Adrian Carew def. Vukašin Dobrašinović, 4:1
Reiner Gies def. Lórant Szabó, 5:0
David Kamau def. Martin Ndongo-Ebanga, 5:0
Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh def. Dan Odindo, RSC-2

Third round

Grahame Cheney def. Ike Quartey, 5:0
Todd Foster def. Chun Jil-Chun, KO-2
Humberto Rodriguez def. Duke Chinyadza, KO-1
Lars Myrberg def. Howard Grant, 4:1
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy def. Ludovic Proto, 5:0
Anthony Mwamba def. Lyton Mphande, KO-2
Reiner Gies def. Adrian Carew, 3:2
Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh def. David Kamau, 5:0

Quarterfinals

Grahame Cheney def. Todd Foster, 3:2
Lars Myrberg def. Humberto Rodriguez, KO-1
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy def. Anthony Mwamba, 5:0
Reiner Gies def. Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh, 4:1

Semifinals

Grahame Cheney def. Lars Myrberg, 5:0
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy def. Reiner Gies, KO-1

Final

Vyacheslav Yanovskiy def. Grahame Cheney, 5:0