Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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.[1] 27-year-old Ray Mercer, who took up boxing only four years prior, won the gold medal.[2]

Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates	22 September – 1 October
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Ray Mercer  United States Baik Hyun-man  South Korea Andrzej Golota  Poland Arnold Vanderlyde  Netherlands

Medalists

Gold	Ray Mercer  United States
Silver	Baik Hyun-man  South Korea
Bronze	Andrzej Golota  Poland
Bronze	Arnold Vanderlyde  Netherlands

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

Rank	Name	Country
1	Ray Mercer	United States
2	Baik Hyun-man	South Korea
3T	Andrzej Golota	Poland
3T	Arnold Vanderlyde	Netherlands
5T	Maik Heydeck	East Germany
5T	Harold Obunga	Kenya
5T	Luigi Gaudiano	Italy
5T	Gyula Alvics	Hungary
9T	Juan Antonio Díaz	Argentina
9T	Željko Mavrović	Yugoslavia
9T	Svilen Rusinov	Bulgaria
9T	Tualau Fale	Tonga
9T	Ramzan Sebiyev	Soviet Union
9T	Rudolf Gavenčiak	Czechoslovakia
9T	Henry Akinwande	Great Britain
9T	Tom Glesby	Canada
17T	Claus Børge Nielsen	Denmark
17T	José Ortega	Spain

First round

• Tom Glesby (CAN) def. Claus Nielsen (DEN), RSC-2
• Gyula Alvics (HUN) def. José Ortega (ESP), 5:0

Second round

• Maik Heydeck (GDR) def. Juan Antonio Diaz (ARG), 5:0
• Baik Hyun-Man (KOR) def. Zeljko Mavrovic (YUG), 5:0
• Andrzej Golota (POL) def. Svilen Rusinov (BUL), 5:0
• Harold Obunga (KEN) def. Tualau Fale (TNG), RSC-1
• Luigi Gaudiano (ITA) def. Ramzan Sebiyev (URS), 3:2
• Ray Mercer (USA) def. Rudolf Gavenciak (TCH), RSC-3
• Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) def. Henry Akinwande (GBR), 3:2
• Gyula Alvics (HUN) def. Tom Glesby (CAN), RSC-2

Quarterfinals

• Baik Hyun-Man (KOR) def. Maik Heydeck (GDR), RSC-1
• Andrzej Golota (POL) def. Harold Obunga (KEN), 5:0
• Ray Mercer (USA) def. Luigi Gaudiano (ITA), KO-1
• Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL) def. Gyula Alvics (HUN), 5:0

Semifinals

• Baik Hyun-Man (KOR) def. Andrzej Golota (POL), RSC-2
• Ray Mercer (USA) def. Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL), RSC-2

Final

• Ray Mercer (USA) def. Baik Hyun-Man (KOR), KO-1

References

1. "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
2. Berger, Phil (17 October 1991). "Neither Mercer Nor Morrison Set Out to Make His Living in the Ring". The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2019.