Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight

The men's Super heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 91 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 3 to 11 August 1984. 11 boxers from 11 nations competed.[1]

Super heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates	3 – 11 August
Competitors	11 from 11 nations
Medalists
Tyrell Biggs  United States Francesco Damiani  Italy Robert Wells  Great Britain Aziz Salihu  Yugoslavia

Medalists

Gold	Tyrell Biggs  United States
Silver	Francesco Damiani  Italy
Bronze	Robert Wells  Great Britain
Bronze	Aziz Salihu  Yugoslavia

Results

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

Rank	Name	Country
1	Tyrell Biggs	United States
2	Francesco Damiani	Italy
3T	Robert Wells	Great Britain
3T	Aziz Salihu	Yugoslavia
5T	Willie Isangura	Tanzania
5T	Viliami Pulu	Tonga
5T	Peter Hussing	West Germany
5T	Lennox Lewis	Canada
9T	Olaf Mayer	Austria
9T	Muhammad Youssef	Pakistan
9T	Isaac Barrientos	Puerto Rico

First round

• Peter Hussing (FRG) def. Olaf Mayer (AUT), 5:0
• Lennox Lewis (CAN) def. Mohammad Yousuf (PAK), RSC-3
• Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Isaac Barrientos (PUR), 5:0

Quarterfinals

• Francesco Damiani (ITA) def. Willie Isangura (TNZ), RSC-2
• Robert Wells (GBR) def. Viliami Pulu (TNG), KO-1
• Aziz Salihu (YUG) def. Peter Hussing (FRG), 3:2
• Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Lennox Lewis (CAN), 5:0

Semifinals

• Francesco Damiani (ITA) def. Robert Wells (GBR), RSC-3
• Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Aziz Salihu (YUG), 5:0

Final

• Tyrell Biggs (USA) def. Francesco Damiani (ITA), 4:1

References

1. "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Super Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2019.