Boxing competitions at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan were held from July 2 to 14 at the Trujillo Alto Coliseum and the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
| Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
Boxing pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Trujillo Alto Coliseum, Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| Dates | July 2–14, 1979 |
| Competitors | 114 from 19 nations |
«1975 1983» | |
Competition schedule
The following was the schedule for the boxing competitions:
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's light flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's bantamweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's featherweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's lightweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's light welterweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's welterweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's light middleweight | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| Men's middleweight | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| Men's light heavyweight | ½ | F | |||||||||||
| Men's heavyweight | ½ | F |
Medal table
* Host nation (Puerto Rico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico* | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight | Héctor Ramírez Cuba | Richard Sandoval United States | Eduardo Burgos Chile |
| Gilberto Sosa Mexico | |||
| Flyweight | Alberto Mercado Puerto Rico | Pedro Nolasco Dominican Republic | Ian Clyde Canada |
| Jerome Coffee United States | |||
| Bantamweight | Jackie Beard United States | Luis Pizarro Puerto Rico | Héctor Lazaro Cuba |
| Santiago Caballero Venezuela | |||
| Featherweight | Bernard Taylor United States | Naudy Piñero Venezuela | Fernando Sosa Argentina |
| Felipe Orozco Colombia | |||
| Lightweight | Adolfo Horta Cuba | Roberto Andino Puerto Rico | Rafael Rodriguez Dominican Republic |
| Guillermo Fernández Venezuela | |||
| Light welterweight | Lemuel Steeples United States | Hugo Hernández Argentina | José Aguilar Cuba |
| Pedro Cruz Puerto Rico | |||
| Welterweight | Andrés Aldama Cuba | Mike McCallum Jamaica | José Baret Dominican Republic |
| Javier Colin Mexico | |||
| Light middleweight | José Angel Molina Puerto Rico | James Shuler United States | Francisco de Jesus Brazil |
| Jorge Amparo Dominican Republic | |||
| Middleweight | José Gómez Mustelier Cuba | Carlos Fonseca Brazil | Alfred Thomas Guyana |
| Oscar Florentín Argentina | |||
| Light heavyweight | Tony Tucker United States | Dennis Jackson Puerto Rico | Patrick Fennel Canada |
| Clemente Ortiz Dominican Republic | |||
| Heavyweight | Teófilo Stevenson Cuba | Narciso Maldonado Puerto Rico | Rufus Hadley United States |
| Luis Castillo Ecuador |
Participating nations
A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes.
- Argentina (6 athletes)
- Barbados (2)
- Bahamas (4)
- Belize (3)
- Brazil (10)
- Canada (8)
- Chile (5)
- Colombia (5)
- Cuba (11)
- Dominican Republic (9)
- Ecuador (4)
- El Salvador (4)
- Guyana (5)
- Jamaica (2)
- Mexico (7)
- Puerto Rico (11)
- United States (11)
- Venezuela (5)
- Virgin Islands (2)
See also
- Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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