Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight
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The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweight
s were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms (200.6 pounds).
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
16 boxers qualified
for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments.
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Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
s were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms (200.6 pounds).
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
16 boxers qualified
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
-Qualification summary:-Qualification timeline:-Light Flyweight :-Flyweight :-Bantamweight :-Featherweight :-Lightweight :-Light Welterweight :-Welterweight :-Middleweight :...
for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments.
Medalists
| Bronze | |
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
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| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 13 August 2008 | 20:45-22:45 | Round of 16 |
| Monday, 18 August 2008 | 21:00-22:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | 21:30-22:00 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 24 August 2008 | 16:30-16:50 | Final bout |