were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. The first edition of this competition, held two years before the
in Montreal, Canada, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing
. A total number of 274 boxers from 45 countries entered.
Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
Jorge Hernández Cuba |
Stephen MuchokiStephen Muchoki is a retired flyweight boxer from Kenya, who had an excellent career as an amateur. He won the silver medal at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba...
Kenya |
Enrique Rodríguez Spain
Yevgeni Yudin Soviet Union |
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Douglas RodríguezDouglas Rodríguez is a retired amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....
Cuba |
Alfredo PérezAlfredo Pérez is a retired Venezuelan boxer. He competed for his South American nation at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There, he was defeated in the Men's Flyweight division by Poland's eventual bronze medal winner Leszek Błażyński...
Venezuela |
Vladislav Zasypko Soviet Union
Constantin Gruiescu Romania |
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Wilfredo GómezWilfredo Gómez , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion.-Biography:...
Puerto Rico |
Luis Jorge Romero Cuba |
Aldo Cosentino France
David TorosyanDavid Torosyan is a retired boxer of Armenian descent, who represented the USSR at the Summer Olympics at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division , after being defeated in a controversial decision in the semifinals by Cuba's Ramón Duvalón...
Soviet Union |
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Howard DavisHoward Edward Davis, Jr. is a retired world-class American amateur and professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976...
United States |
Boris KuznetsovBoris Georgievich Kuznetsov , February 23, 1947 – May 3, 2006) was a Russian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the USSR.He was born in Astrakhan....
Soviet Union |
Mariano Álvarez Cuba
Rigoberto Garibaldi Panama |
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Vassily SolominVassily Anatolyevich Solomin was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
Soviet Union |
Simion CuţovSimion Cuţov was a boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the lightweight division after being defeated in the final by Howard Davis Jr. of the United States.Cuţov also competed at the 1980 Summer...
Romania |
Luis Echaide Cuba
José Luis Vellon Puerto Rico |
Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Ayub Kalule Uganda |
Vladimir KolevVladimir Kolev is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist.At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Andrés Aldama of Cuba.Two years earlier, at the...
Bulgaria |
Ulrich Beyer East Germany
Amon Kotey Ghana |
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Emilio Correa Cuba |
Clinton JacksonClint Jackson is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.-Amateur highlights:*1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion...
United States |
Plamen Yankov Bulgaria
Zbigniew Kicka Poland |
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Rolando GarbeyRolando Garbey Garbey is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the Light Middleweight category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. In 1974, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the world title...
Cuba |
Alfredo Lemus Venezuela |
Anatoliy Klimanov Soviet Union
Joseph Nsubuga Uganda |
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Rufat RiskiyevRufat Asadovich Riskiyev is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the middleweight division...
Soviet Union |
Alec NăstacAlec Năstac is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Michael Spinks of the United States...
Romania |
Bernd WittenburgBernd Wittenburg is a German boxer who won titles for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won even the GDR-Championships in Boxing 1972,1973, 1974, 1975, 1976.- External links :*...
East Germany
Dragomir Vujković Yugoslavia |
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Mate ParlovMate Parlov was a Croatian boxer, and an Olympic gold medalist for former Yugoslavia. As a professional, he won the European light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC light heavyweight world title in 1978....
Yugoslavia |
Oleg Korotayev Soviet Union |
Ottomar Sachse East Germany
Leon SpinksLeon Spinks is a former American boxer. He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins, and was the former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight champion of the world...
United States |
Heavyweight (> 81 kilograms) |
Teófilo StevensonTeófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón....
Cuba |
Marvin Stinson United States |
Fatai AyinlaFatai Ayinla-Adekunle is a retired amateur boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria....
Nigeria
Rajko Miljić Yugoslavia |