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:

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 RuÃÂz (ESP), 5:0
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS) def. SÃÂ¸ren SÃÂ¸ndergaard (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
VukaÃÂ¡in DobraÃÂ¡inoviÃÂ (YUG) def. Borislav Abadzhiev (BUL), 3:2
Adrian Carew (GUY) def. Bilal el-Masri (LIB), 5:0
LÃÂ³rant SzabÃÂ³ (HUN) def. VÃÂctor PÃÂ©rez (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 AltansÃÂ¼kh (MGL) def. Pravit Suwanwichit (THA), 3:2
Dan Odindo (UGA) def. DesirÃÂ© Ollo (GAB), walk-over

Second round

Grahame Cheney (AUS) def. Miguel GonzÃÂ¡lez (PAR), RSC-2
Ike Quartey (GHA) def. JosÃÂ© 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 MoÃÂ¼dÃÂ¼eÃÂ (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. VukaÃÂ¡in DobraÃÂ¡inoviÃÂ (YUG), 4:1
Reiner Gies (FRG) def. LÃÂ³rant SzabÃÂ³ (HUN), 5:0
David Kamau (KEN) def. Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR), 5:0
Sodnomdarjaagiin AltansÃÂ¼kh (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 AltansÃÂ¼kh (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 AltansÃÂ¼kh (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