Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight

The men's super heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 July to 9 August 1992. 17 boxers from 17 nations competed.[1]

Super heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue	Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona
Dates	27 July – 9 August
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Roberto Balado  Cuba Richard Igbineghu  Nigeria Svilen Rusinov  Bulgaria Brian Nielsen  Denmark

Medalists

Gold	Roberto Balado  Cuba
Silver	Richard Igbineghu  Nigeria
Bronze	Svilen Rusinov  Bulgaria
Bronze	Brian Nielsen  Denmark

Results

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

Rank	Name	Country
1	Roberto Balado	Cuba
2	Richard Igbineghu	Nigeria
3T	Svilen Rusinov	Bulgaria
3T	Brian Nielsen	Denmark
5T	Peter Hrivňák	Czechoslovakia
5T	Larry Donald	United States
5T	Gytis Juškevičius	Lithuania
5T	Willi Fischer	Germany
9T	Kevin McBride	Ireland
9T	Jeong Seung-won	South Korea
9T	Tom Glesby	Canada
9T	Nikolay Kulpin	Unified Team
9T	David Anyim	Kenya
9T	István Szikora	Hungary
9T	Jerry Nijman	Netherlands
16T	Ahmed Sarir	Morocco
16T	Iraj Kia Rostami	Iran

First round

• Peter Hrivňák (TCH) – BYE
• Kevin McBride (IRL) – BYE
• Brian Nielsen (DEN) – BYE
• Jung Seung-Won (KOR) – BYE
• Roberto Balado (CUB) – BYE
• Tom Glesby (CAN) – BYE
• Larry Donald (USA) – BYE
• Nikolay Kulpin (EUN) – BYE
• Gytis Juškevičius (LTU) – BYE
• David Anyim (KEN) – BYE
• Svilen Rusinov (BUL) – BYE
• István Szikora (HUN) – BYE
• Wilhelm Fischer (GER) def. Ahmed Sarir (MAR), RSC-2 (00:56)
• Jerry Nijman (NED) def. Iraj Kia Rostami (IRN), 9:5

Second round

• Peter Hrivňák (TCH) def. Kevin McBride (IRL), 21:1
• Brian Nielsen (DEN) def. Jung Seung-Won (KOR), 16:2
• Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Tom Glesby (CAN), 16:2
• Larry Donald (USA) def. Nikolay Kulpin (EUN), RSCI-3 (00:02)
• Richard Igbineghu (NGA) def. Liade Alhassan (GHA), walk-over
• Gytis Juškevičius (LTU) def. David Anyim (KEN), RSCI-2 (01:38)
• Svilen Rusinov (BUL) def. István Szikora (HUN), 12:4
• Wilhelm Fischer (GER) def. Jerry Nijman (NED), 22:5

Quarterfinals

• Brian Nielsen (DEN) def. Peter Hrivňák (TCH), 14:4
• Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Larry Donald (USA), 10:4
• Richard Igbineghu (NGR) def. Gytis Juškevičius (LTU), KO-2 (01:27)
• Svilen Rusinov (BUL) def. Wilhelm Fischer (GER), 8:5

Semifinals

• Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Brian Nielsen (DEN), 15:1
• Richard Igbineghu (NGR) def. Svilen Rusinov (BUL), 9:7

Final

• Roberto Balado (CUB) def. Richard Igbineghu (NGR), 13:2

References

1. "Boxing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Super Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.