Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
{{short description|Boxing competitions}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's heavyweight
|games = 2008 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Workers Indoor Arena
|date = 13–23 August 2008
|competitors = 16
|nations = 16
|gold = Rakhim Chakhkiev
|goldNOC = RUS
|silver = Clemente Russo
|silverNOC = ITA
|bronze = Osmay Acosta
|bronzeNOC = CUB
|bronze2 = Deontay Wilder
|bronzeNOC2 = USA
|prev = 2004
|next = 2012
}}
{{BoxingAt2008SummerOlympics}}
The heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/258532|title=Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Heavyweight|publisher=Olympedia|accessdate=December 7, 2023}}
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
This was the first time since 1968 that Cuba did not win the gold medal in this weight class while it was participating (i.e. excluding boycotts in 1984 and 1988).
Draw
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
{{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1=Round of 16
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
15:00-17:00
|RD2=Quarterfinals
Sunday, August 17, 2008
21:00-22:00
|RD3=Semifinals
Friday, August 22, 2008
15:30-16:00
|RD4=Final
Saturday, August 23, 2008
21:20-21:40
|RD1-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Osmay Acosta|CUB|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score01=11
|RD1-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Olanrewaju Durodola|NGR|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score02=0
|RD1-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Elias Pavlidis|GRE|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score03=7
|RD1-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Milorad Gajović|MNE|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score04=3
|RD1-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Deivi Julio Blanco|COL|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score05=5
|RD1-team06={{flagIOCathlete|John M'Bumba|FRA|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score06=11
|RD1-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Rakhim Chakhkiev|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score07=7
|RD1-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Ali Mazaheri|IRI|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score08=3
|RD1-team09={{flagIOCathlete|Abdelaziz Toulbini|ALG|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score09=4
|RD1-team10={{flagIOCathlete|Deontay Wilder|USA|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score10=10
|RD1-team11={{flagIOCathlete|Brad Pitt|AUS|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score11=6
|RD1-team12={{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed Arjaoui|MAR|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score12=11
|RD1-team13={{flagIOCathlete|Yushan Nijiati|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score13=4
|RD1-team14={{flagIOCathlete|Oleksandr Usyk|UKR|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score14=23
|RD1-team15={{flagIOCathlete|Clemente Russo|ITA|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score15=7
|RD1-team16={{flagIOCathlete|Viktar Zuyev|BLR|2008 Summer}}
|RD1-score16=1
|RD2-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Osmay Acosta|CUB|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score01=7
|RD2-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Elias Pavlidis|GRE|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score02=4
|RD2-team03={{flagIOCathlete|John M'Bumba|FRA|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score03=9
|RD2-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Rakhim Chakhkeiv|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score04=18
|RD2-team05={{flagIOCathlete|Deontay Wilder|USA|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score05=+10
|RD2-team06={{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed Arjaoui|MAR|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score06=10
|RD2-team07={{flagIOCathlete|Oleksandr Usyk|UKR|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score07=4
|RD2-team08={{flagIOCathlete|Clemente Russo|ITA|2008 Summer}}
|RD2-score08=7
|RD3-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Osmay Acosta|CUB|2008 Summer}}
|RD3-score01=5
|RD3-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Rakhim Chakhkiev|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|RD3-score02=10
|RD3-team03={{flagIOCathlete|Deontay Wilder|USA|2008 Summer}}
|RD3-score03=1
|RD3-team04={{flagIOCathlete|Clemente Russo|ITA|2008 Summer}}
|RD3-score04=7
|RD4-team01={{flagIOCathlete|Rakhim Chakhkiev|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|RD4-score01=4
|RD4-team02={{flagIOCathlete|Clemente Russo|ITA|2008 Summer}}
|RD4-score02=2
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100613075619/http://aiba.org/documents/site1/Olympics/C75W91.pdf AIBA]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080913045154/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BX/C75/BXM091000.shtml#BXM091401 Results]
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