Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

{{short description|Olympic boxing tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Heavyweight boxing

|games = 1988 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Jamsil Students' Gymnasium

|dates = 22 September – 1 October 1988

|competitors = 18

|nations = 18

|gold = Ray Mercer

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Baik Hyun-man

|silverNOC = KOR

|bronze = Andrzej Gołota

|bronzeNOC = POL

|bronze2 = Arnold Vanderlyde

|bronzeNOC2 = NED

|prev=1984

|next=1992

}}

{{Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}

The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 22 September to 1 October 1988. 18 boxers from 18 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/BOX/mens-heavyweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124527/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/BOX/mens-heavyweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=6 January 2019}} 27-year-old Ray Mercer, who took up boxing only four years prior, won the gold medal.{{cite news |last= Berger|first= Phil|date= October 17, 1991|title= Neither Mercer Nor Morrison Set Out to Make His Living in the Ring|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/17/sports/boxing-neither-mercer-nor-morrison-set-out-to-make-his-living-in-the-ring.html|work= The New York Times|page= 14|access-date= 2019-06-18}}