Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Welterweight explained

Event:	Welterweight boxing
Games:	1976 Summer
Venue:	Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal
Dates:	18–31 July
Competitors:	31
Nations:	31
Gold:	Jochen Bachfeld
Goldnoc:	GDR
Silver:	Pedro Gamarro
Silvernoc:	VEN
Bronze:	Reinhard Skricek
Bronzenoc:	FRG
Bronze2:	Victor Zilberman
Bronzenoc2:	ROU
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.^[1]

Results

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

Rank	Name	Country
1
2
3T
3T
5T
5T
5T
5T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
28T
28T
28T
28T

First round

• Ju Seok-Kim (KOR) def. Marcelino García (ISV), walk-over
• Yoshioki Seki (JPN) def. Mathias Sabo (NGA), walk-over
• Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) def. Ali Bahri Khomani (IRN), RSC-1
• Athanasios Iliadis (GRE) def. Omar Shima (LIB), walk-over
• Valeri Rachkov (URS) def. Martti Marjamaa (FIN), RSC-3
• David Jackson (NZL) def. Fredj Chtiqui (TUN), RSC-2

Second round

• Robert Dauer (AUS) def. Frans van Bronckhorst (INA), 5:0
• Mike McCallum (JAM) def. Damdinjavyn Bandi (MGL), 5:0
• Reinhard Skricek (FRG) def. José Vallejo (DOM), 5:0
• Luigi Minchillo (ITA) def. Vitalis Bbegge (UGA), walk-over
• Clinton Jackson (USA) def. Zbigniew Kicka (POL), 5:0
• Wesly Felix (HAI) def. Vincent Dabire (BUR), walk-over
• Pedro Gamarro (VEN) def. Marijan Beneš (YUG), 5:0
• Emilio Correa (CUB) def. Plamen Yankov (BUL), RSC-2
• Ib Boetcher (DEN) def. Charles Mutti (ZAM), walk-over
• Carlos Santos (PUR) def. Carlos Mejia (COL), 5:0
• Victor Zilberman (ROM) def. Amon Kotey (GHA), walk-over
• Colin Jones (GBR) def. Christy McLoughlin (IRL), 5:0
• Carmen Rinke (CAN) def. Kenneth Bristol (GUY), walk-over
• Yoshioki Seki (JPN) def. Ju Seok-Kim (KOR), DSQ-1
• Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) def. Athanasios Iliadis (GRE), 5:0
• Valeri Rachkov (URS) def. David Jackson (NZL), 5:0

Third round

• Mike McCallum (JAM) def. Robert Dauer (AUS), 5:0
• Reinhard Skricek (FRG) def. Luigi Minchillo (ITA), 5:0
• Clinton Jackson (USA) def. Wesly Felix (HAI), KO-1
• Pedro Gamarro (VEN) def. Emilio Correa (CUB), RSC-3
• Carlos Santos (PUR) def. Ib Boetcher (DEN), 5:0
• Victor Zilberman (ROM) def. Colin Jones (GBR), 5:0
• Carmen Rinke (CAN) def. Yoshioki Seki (JPN), 4:1
• Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) def. Valeri Rachkov (URS), 4:1

Quarterfinals

• Reinhard Skricek (FRG) def. Mike McCallum (JAM), 3:2
• Pedro Gamarro (VEN) def. Clinton Jackson (USA), 3:2
• Victor Zilberman (ROM) def. Carlos Santos (PUR), 3:2
• Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) def. Carmen Rinke (CAN), 5:0

Semifinals

• Pedro Gamarro (VEN) def. Reinhard Skricek (FRG), RSC-3
• Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) def. Victor Zilberman (ROM), 3:2

Final

• Jochen Bachfeld (GDR) def. Pedro Gamarro (VEN), 3:2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Welterweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418131414/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/BOX/mens-welterweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 22 December 2018.