Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Featherweight
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| Featherweight boxing at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 22 July – 4 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| Light flyweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Light welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Light middleweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super heavyweight | |
The featherweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. There was significant controversy surrounding judging of the fight between 19-year-old Floyd Mayweather of the United States and 27-year-old two-time Olympian Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather. The U.S. team filed a protest over the Mayweather bout, claiming the judges were intimidated by Bulgaria's Emil Jetchev (head of the boxing officials) into favoring the Bulgarian Todorov, but it was rejected.
Medalists
| Gold | Somluck Kamsing Thailand
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| Silver | Serafim Todorov Bulgaria
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| Bronze | Pablo Chacón Argentina
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Floyd Mayweather United States
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Results
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Controversial Olympic loss may have set Mayweather on historic path".
- ^ "5 Boxers Who Got Robbed in the Olympics: Floyd Mayweather and More on the List". 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Judge quits in protest of incompetent scoring". The News. 3 August 1996. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) · 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) · 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) · 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) · 1948: 54–58 kg · 1952–2008: 54–57kg · 2020–: 53–57 kg | |
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