Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

Rank

Name

Country

1

Jorge Hernández

Cuba|1976 Summer

First round

Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar, 5:0
Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight, KO-1
Henryk Średnicki def. Louis Curtis, 5:0
Aleksandr Tkachenko def. Eleoncio Mercedes, RSC-1
Payao Poontarat def. Remus Cosma, 4:1
Serdamba Batsuk otherwise Serdambyn Batsükh def. Enrique Rodríguez, RSC-3
György Gedó def. Said Bashiri, KO-2
Orlando Maldonado def. Lucky Mutale, walk-over
Brendan Dunne def. Noboru Uchizama, RSC-2
Said Mohamed Abdelwahab def. José Leroy, KO-1
Héctor Patri def. Alodji Edoh, walk-over
Chan-Hee Park def. Abderahim Najim, DSQ-3
Alican Az def. Stephen Muchoki, walk-over
Jorge Hernández def. Beyhan Fuchedzhiev, RSC-3
Zoffa Yarawi def. Venostos Ochira, walk-over

Second round

Armando Guevara def. Dietmar Geilich, 5:0
Li Byong-Uk def. Henryk Średnicki, 3:2
Payao Poontarat def. Aleksandr Tkachenko, 3:2
György Gedó def. Serdamba Batsuk, 5:0
Orlando Maldonado def. Brendan Dunne, KO-1
Héctor Patri def. Said Mohamed Abdelwahab, walk-over
Chan-Hee Park def. Alican Az, 5:0
Jorge Hernández def. Zoffa Zarawi, KO-3

Quarterfinals

Li Byong-Uk def. Armando Guevara, 3:2
Payao Poontarat def. György Gedó, 4:1
Orlando Maldonado def. Héctor Patri, 5:0
Jorge Hernández def. Chan-Hee Park, 3:2

Semifinals

Li Byong-Uk def. Payao Poontarat, RSC-2
Jorge Hernández def. Orlando Maldonado, 5:0

Final

Jorge Hernández def. Li Byong-Uk, 4:1