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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.<sup id="cite_ref-SR_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Medalists">Medalists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boxing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Medalists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:gold;"><b>Gold</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Boyd_(boxer)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Boyd (boxer)">James Boyd</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:silver;"><b>Silver</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Negrea" title="Gheorghe Negrea">Gheorghe Negrea</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Romania_%281952%E2%80%931965%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania_%281952%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Romania_%281952%E2%80%931965%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania_%281952%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Romania_%281952%E2%80%931965%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania_%281952%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romania_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics">Romania</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#cc9966;"><b>Bronze</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Lucas" title="Carlos Lucas">Carlos Lucas</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chile_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="Chile at the 1956 Summer Olympics">Chile</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#cc9966;"><b>Bronze</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romualdas_Murauskas" title="Romualdas Murauskas">Romualdas Murauskas</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics">Soviet Union</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boxing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_round">First round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Ottavio Panunzi">Ottavio Panunzi</a> (ITA), PTS</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Semifinals">Semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boxing_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Boyd_(boxer)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Boyd (boxer)">James Boyd</a> (USA) def. <a href="/wiki/Romualdas_Murauskas" title="Romualdas Murauskas">Romualdas Murauskas</a> (URS), PTS</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Negrea" title="Gheorghe Negrea">Gheorghe Negrea</a> (ROU) def. <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Lucas" title="Carlos Lucas">Carlos Lucas</a> (CHI), PTS</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final">Final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Eagan" title="Eddie Eagan">Eddie Eagan</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1924</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Mitchell_(boxer)" title="Harry Mitchell (boxer)">Harry Mitchell</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics" title="Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics">GBR</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1928</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Argentina_%281861%E2%80%932010%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Argentina_%281861%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Argentina_%281861%E2%80%932010%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Argentina_%281861%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Argentina_%281861%E2%80%932010%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Argentina_%281861%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="784" data-file-height="504" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Avenda%C3%B1o" title="Víctor Avendaño">Víctor Avendaño</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Argentina_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics" title="Argentina at the 1928 Summer Olympics">ARG</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1932</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/David_Carstens" title="David Carstens">David Carstens</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics" title="South Africa at the 1932 Summer Olympics">RSA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1936</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/44px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Michelot" title="Roger Michelot">Roger Michelot</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/France_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics" title="France at the 1936 Summer Olympics">FRA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1948</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Hunter_(boxer)" title="George Hunter (boxer)">George Hunter</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics" title="South Africa at the 1948 Summer Olympics">RSA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1952</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Norvel_Lee" title="Norvel Lee">Norvel Lee</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1956</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Boyd_(boxer)" title="Jim Boyd (boxer)">Jim Boyd</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1960</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Cassius Clay</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1964</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/33px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/44px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cosimo_Pinto" title="Cosimo Pinto">Cosimo Pinto</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Italy_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics" title="Italy at the 1964 Summer Olympics">ITA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1968</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Danas_Pozniakas" title="Danas Pozniakas">Danas Pozniakas</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics" title="Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics">URS</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1972</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mate_Parlov" title="Mate Parlov">Mate Parlov</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics" title="Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics">YUG</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1976</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leon_Spinks" title="Leon Spinks">Leon Spinks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1980</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Slobodan_Ka%C4%8Dar" title="Slobodan Kačar">Slobodan Kačar</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics" title="Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics">YUG</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1984</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Anton_Josipovi%C4%87" title="Anton Josipović">Anton Josipović</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics" title="Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics">YUG</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1988</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Maynard_(boxer)" title="Andrew Maynard (boxer)">Andrew Maynard</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1992</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/33px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/44px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Torsten_May" title="Torsten May">Torsten May</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Germany_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics" title="Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics">GER</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">1996</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Kazakhstan_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Kazakhstan_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Kazakhstan_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Vassiliy_Jirov" title="Vassiliy Jirov">Vassiliy Jirov</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics" title="Kazakhstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics">KAZ</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">2000</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Aleksandr_Lebziak" title="Aleksandr Lebziak">Aleksandr Lebziak</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics">RUS</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">2004</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Ward" title="Andre Ward">Andre Ward</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight">2008</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Xiaoping" title="Zhang Xiaoping">Zhang Xiaoping</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/China_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="China at the 2008 Summer Olympics">CHN</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight">2012</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Egor_Mekhontsev" title="Egor Mekhontsev">Egor Mekhontsev</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics">RUS</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight">2016</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_La_Cruz" title="Julio César La Cruz">Julio César La Cruz</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Cuba_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Cuba at the 2016 Summer Olympics">CUB</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_light_heavyweight" title="Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight">2020</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arlen_L%C3%B3pez" title="Arlen López">Arlen López</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Cuba_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics">CUB</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from 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