Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight
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The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweight
s were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilogram
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Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
s were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
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Participants
- Adam TrupishAdam TrupishAdam Trupish is a Canadian welterweight division boxer. He was born in London, Ontario. He is a two-time Olympian and was ranked 5th in the world after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-2004 Summer Olympics:He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...
(CAN) qualified for the Athens Games as a lucky semifinal loser in the second tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. He took the place of Juan McPhersonJuan McPhersonJuan McPherson is a retired male boxer from the United States. He won a silver medal in the men's welterweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games, and earned the right to go to the 2004 Summer Olympics....
(USA), a finalist from the 2003 Pan American GamesBoxing at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Carlos Teo Cruz Boxing Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15....
' when his quota was dropped by the USA Boxing Association due to unsuccessful presentation at the USA Olympic trials. The winner of those trials, Vanes MartirosyanVanes MartirosyanVanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan is an American boxer of Armenian descent.- Amateur :His family moved to Glendale, CA, when he was four years old, he started boxing when he was seven after his father, also an amateur boxer found out there was a gym nearby.Martirosyan was taken out of junior high...
(USA), qualified for the Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana. - Basharmal SultaniBasharmal SultaniBasharmal Sultani is an Afghan Olympic athlete, who competed in boxing in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was invited to participate by the International Olympic Committee.-References:...
of AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
received a wild card from the IOC. - S Karimi Ahmedabad (IRA) pulled out of the Olympic Tournament before the draw in Athens.
Medalists
| Bronze | |
Schedule
| Date | Round |
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| Sunday, August 15, 2004 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 | Round of 16 |
| Saturday, August 22, 2004 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 27, 2004 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, August 29, 2004 | Final Bout |