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Finweight (≤ 50 kilograms), Men

Date19 September 1988
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationJang-chung Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul
Participants16 from 16 countries

Sixteen fighters competed in a single-elimination tournament. The event was won by Korean Kwon Tae-Ho, which was not unusual, as Korean fighters won seven of the eight men’s classes. Kwon had never medalled at the World Championships, which were won by two different Korean fighters in 1985 and 1987. Kwon won the event by defeating American Juan Moreno in the final. Moreno also finished second this event at the 1992 Olympics.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Kwon Tae-HoKOR
2Juan Miguel MorenoUSA
=3Enrique TorroellaMEX
=3Bidhan LamaNEP
=5Dario MancaITA
=5Fariborz DaneshIRI
=5Hwang Yao-HanTPE
=5Chan-Ok ChoiFRG
=9Nassar Al-OtaibiKUW
=9Mohamed Al-WabranKSA
=9Harun AteşTUR
=9Vicky RumeonNED
=9Naohito IshiiJPN
=9Emilio AzofraESP
=9Pascual PachecoECU
=9Ebenezer GhansahGBR

Round One

Date19 September 1988
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 SepKwon Tae-HoKORPointsNassar Al-OtaibiKUW
Match #219 SepDario MancaITAPointsMohamed Al-WabranKSA
Match #319 SepEnrique TorroellaMEXSuperiorityHarun AteşTUR
Match #419 SepFariborz DaneshIRIPointsVicky RumeonNED
Match #519 SepHwang Yao-HanTPEPointsNaohito IshiiJPN
Match #619 SepJuan Miguel MorenoUSADisqualificationEmilio AzofraESP
Match #719 SepChan-Ok ChoiFRGPointsPascual PachecoECU
Match #819 SepBidhan LamaNEPPointsEbenezer GhansahGBR

Quarter-Finals

Date19 September 1988
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 SepKwon Tae-HoKORPointsDario MancaITA
Match #219 SepEnrique TorroellaMEXPointsFariborz DaneshIRI
Match #319 SepJuan Miguel MorenoUSAPointsHwang Yao-HanTPE
Match #419 SepBidhan LamaNEPPointsChan-Ok ChoiFRG

Semi-Finals

Date19 September 1988
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 SepKwon Tae-HoKORPointsEnrique TorroellaMEX
Match #219 SepJuan Miguel MorenoUSAPointsBidhan LamaNEP

Final Round

Date19 September 1988
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/219 SepKwon Tae-HoKORPointsJuan Miguel MorenoUSA