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Middleweight (≤75 kilograms), Men

Date30 July – 11 August 1984 — 11:00
StatusOlympic
LocationLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Participants27 from 27 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

The final came down to American Virgil Hill against Korea’s Sin Jun-Seop, and it ended in a decision. But for the only time in 38 bouts in Los Angeles, an American lost a decision, with Sin winning the gold medal 3-2. Hill would win plenty in years to come. He won the WBA light-heavyweight title in 1987 and held that crown for nine years, relinquishing it only in 1996, one of the longest ever reigns at the professional level. He also won the WBA cruiserweight world title in 2000, holding it through 2002, and winning it again in 2006. He had a lengthy career, only retiring after 2007, his career record 50 wins and 7 losses, six of those losses coming late in his career.

Sin never turned professional. He won the 1986 Asian Games middleweight gold medal and earned a masters degree in physical education, coaching the Korean boxers at the 1992 Olympics, and later settling in Atlanta, Georgia.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Sin Jun-SeopKORGold
2Virgil HillUSASilver
=3Mohamed ZaouiALGBronze
=3Arístides GonzálezPURBronze
=5Moses MwabaZAM
=5Damir ŠkaroYUG
=5Jerry OkoroduduNGR
=5Pedro van RaamsdonkNED
=9Vincent SarnelliFRA
=9Tsiu MonneLES
=9Brian SchumacherGBR
=9Hugo CortiARG
=9Rick DuffCAN
=9Tommy CorrIRL
=9Noè CrucianiITA
=9Paulo TuvaleSAM
=17Edward NeblettBAR
=17Ahmed El-GindyEGY
=17Andreas BauerFRG
=17Brendon CannonAUS
=17Patrick LihandaUGA
=17Pekka LaasanenFIN
=17Arigoma ChipondaZIM
=17Augustus OgaKEN
=17Paul KamelaCMR
=17Chris CollinsGRN
=17Otosilo HaviliTGA

Round One

Date30 July 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 JulVincent SarnelliFRA
Match #230 JulMoses MwabaZAM
Match #330 JulMohamed ZaouiALG
Match #430 JulTsiu MonneLES
Match #530 JulBrian SchumacherGBR
Match #630 JulVirgil HillUSAReferee stops contestEdward NeblettBAR
Match #730 JulDamir ŠkaroYUGReferee stops contest (head blow)Ahmed El-GindyEGY
Match #830 JulHugo CortiARGDecisionAndreas BauerFRG
Match #930 JulRick DuffCANDecisionBrendon CannonAUS
Match #1030 JulSin Jun-SeopKORDecisionPatrick LihandaUGA
Match #1130 JulJerry OkoroduduNGRDecisionPekka LaasanenFIN
Match #1230 JulTommy CorrIRLDecisionArigoma ChipondaZIM
Match #1330 JulPedro van RaamsdonkNEDDecisionAugustus OgaKEN
Match #1430 JulNoè CrucianiITADecisionPaul KamelaCMR
Match #1530 JulPaulo TuvaleSAMReferee stops contest (head blow)Chris CollinsGRN
Match #1630 JulArístides GonzálezPURDecisionOtosilo HaviliTGA

Round Two

Date3 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #103 AugMoses MwabaZAMKnock-outVincent SarnelliFRA
Match #203 AugMohamed ZaouiALGReferee stops contestTsiu MonneLES
Match #303 AugVirgil HillUSADecisionBrian SchumacherGBR
Match #403 AugDamir ŠkaroYUGDecisionHugo CortiARG
Match #503 AugSin Jun-SeopKORDecisionRick DuffCAN
Match #603 AugJerry OkoroduduNGRDecisionTommy CorrIRL
Match #703 AugPedro van RaamsdonkNEDDecisionNoè CrucianiITA
Match #803 AugArístides GonzálezPURDecisionPaulo TuvaleSAM

Quarter-Finals

Date7 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #107 AugMohamed ZaouiALGDecisionMoses MwabaZAM
Match #207 AugVirgil HillUSADecisionDamir ŠkaroYUG
Match #307 AugSin Jun-SeopKORDecisionJerry OkoroduduNGR
Match #407 AugArístides GonzálezPURDecisionPedro van RaamsdonkNED

Semi-Finals

Date9 August 1984
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #109 AugVirgil HillUSADecisionMohamed ZaouiALG
Match #209 AugSin Jun-SeopKORDecisionArístides GonzálezPUR

Final Round

Date11 August 1984
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/211 AugSin Jun-SeopKORDecisionVirgil HillUSA