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Men's Light Heavyweight (81kg)
Key Facts
Olympic debut
1920
2008 Gold medallist
- Zhang Xiaoping
- China
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- Gold
Egor Mekhontcev Russian Federation
- Silver
Adilbek Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan
- Bronze
Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino Brazil - Bronze
Oleksandr Gvozdyk Ukraine
Mekhontcev wins light-heavy gold
Egor Mekhontcev won light-heavyweight gold by the tightest possible margin against Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
12 Aug 12
Hooper 'proud' of Aboriginal flag
30 Jul 12
Australia's Damien Hooper escapes punishment for wearing a T-shirt with the Aboriginal flag on it.
Joshua meets Savon in first bout
27 Jul 12
Great Britain's Anthony Joshua begins London 2012 super-heavyweight campaign against Erislandy Savon, nephew of Felix Savon.
Ogogo qualifies for London Games
20 Apr 12
Anthony Ogogo becomes the seventh British boxer to qualify for the Olympics by reaching the final of the European qualifying event in Turkey.
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Final Results
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| 1 | Mekhontcev |
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| 2 | Niyazymbetov |
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| 3 | Falcao Florentino |
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| 3 | Gvozdyk |
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