Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Lightweight Boxing competitionsLightweight boxingat the Games of the XXII OlympiadVenueOlympiysky Sports ComplexDate20 July – 2 August 1980Competitors29 from 29 nationsMedalists Ángel Herrera Cuba Viktor Demyanenko Soviet Union Kazimierz Adach Poland Richard Nowakowski East Germany← 19761984 → Boxing at the1980 Summer OlympicsLight flyweightmenFlyweightmenBantamweightmenFeatherweightmenLightweightmenLight welterweightmenWelterweightmenLight middleweightmenMiddleweightmenLight heavyweightmenHeavyweightmen The lightweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 20 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex.[1] 29 boxers from 29 nations competed.[2] Schedule Date Time Round Sunday, 20 July 1980 12:0018:00 Round of 32 Friday, 25 July 1980 12:0018:00 Round of 16 Tuesday, 29 July 1980 13:00 Quarterfinals Thursday, 31 July 1980 13:00 Semifinals Saturday, 2 August 1980 15:00 Final ResultsFinals SemifinalsFinal Richard Nowakowski (GDR) Viktor Demyanenko (URS)RSC Viktor Demyanenko (URS) Ángel Herrera (CUB)RSC Ángel Herrera (CUB)5 Kazimierz Adach (POL)0 Top half Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals Blackson Siukoko (ZAM)1 George Gilbody (GBR)4 George Gilbody (GBR)0 Richard Nowakowski (GDR)5 Geofrey Nyeko (UGA) Richard Nowakowski (GDR)RSC Christopher Ossai (NGR)0 Richard Nowakowski (GDR)5 Richard Nowakowski (GDR) Viktor Demyanenko (URS)RSC Tibor Dezamits (HUN)5 Alphonse Matoubela (CGO)0 Tibor Dezamits (HUN)1 Yordan Lesov (BUL)4 Patrice Martin (BEN) Yordan Lesov (BUL)KO Yordan Lesov (BUL)0 Viktor Demyanenko (URS)5 Rabani Ghulam (AFG) Jong Jo-ung (PRK)RSC Jong Jo-ung (PRK)0 Viktor Demyanenko (URS)5 Mohamed Bangura (SLE)DSQ Viktor Demyanenko (URS) Bottom half Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals Norman Stevens (AUS)1 Geza Tumbas (YUG)4 Geza Tumbas (YUG)0 Ángel Herrera (CUB)5 Ángel Herrera (CUB)5 Carlo Russolillo (ITA)0 Ángel Herrera (CUB)5 Galsandorj Batbileg (MGL)0 Galsandorjiin Batbileg (MGL)5 Alberto Coelho (ANG)0 Galsandorj Batbileg (MGL)4 Jesper Garnell (DEN)1 Sylvain Rajefiarison (MAD)0 Jesper Garnell (DEN)5 Ángel Herrera (CUB)5 Kazimierz Adach (POL)0 Bounphisith Songkhamphou (LAO) Kazimierz Adach (POL)RSC Kazimierz Adach (POL)5 Omari Golaya (TAN)0 Omari Golaya (TAN)5 Kalervo Alanenpää (SWE)0 Kazimierz Adach (POL)RSC Florian Livadaru (ROU) Tadesse Haile (ETH)DSQ Florian Livadaru (ROU) Florian Livadaru (ROU)RSC Sean Doyle (IRL) Sean Doyle (IRL)RSC Nelson Trujillo (VEN) References ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 155, 166–167. Retrieved 30 November 2018. ^ "Boxing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018. Olympic boxing champions – men's lightweight1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–2024: 58–63 kg · 2024–: 58–63.5 kg 1904: Harry Spanjer (USA) 1908: Frederick Grace (GBR) 1920: Samuel Mosberg (USA) 1924: Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) 1928: Carlo Orlandi (ITA) 1932: Lawrence Stevens (RSA) 1936: Imre Harangi (HUN) 1948: Gerald Dreyer (RSA) 1952: Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) 1956: Dick McTaggart (GBR) 1960: Kazimierz Paździor (POL) 1964: Józef Grudzień (POL) 1968: Ronnie Harris (USA) 1972: Jan Szczepański (POL) 1976: Howard Davis (USA) 1980: Ángel Herrera (CUB) 1984: Pernell Whitaker (USA) 1988: Andreas Zülow (GDR) 1992: Oscar De La Hoya (USA) 1996: Hocine Soltani (ALG) 2000: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2004: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2008: Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) 2012: Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR) 2016: Robson Conceição (BRA) 2020: Andy Cruz (CUB) 2024: Erislandy Álvarez (CUB)