1979 Pan American Games / Boxing
The 8th men's boxing competitions at the Pan American Games were held from July 1 to July 15, 1979 in the Puerto Rican capital, San Juan . A total of 44 medals in 11 weight classes were awarded.
Medalist
class | gold | silver | bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Half fly weight (up to 48 kg) |
Héctor Ramírez Cuba |
Richard Sandoval USA |
Eduardo Burgos Chile Gilberto Sosa |
Flyweight (up to 51 kg) |
Alberto Mercado Puerto Rico |
Pedro Nolasco Dominican Republic |
Ian Clyde Canada Jerome Coffee |
Bantam weight (up to 54 kg) |
Jackie Beard USA |
Luis Pizarro Puerto Rico |
Héctor Lazaro Cuba Santiago Caballero |
Feather weight (up to 57 kg) |
Bernard Taylor USA |
Naudy Piñero Venezuela |
Fernando Sosa Argentina Felipe Orozco |
Lightweight (up to 60 kg) |
Adolfo Horta Cuba |
Roberto Andino Puerto Rico |
Rafael Rodriguez Dominican Republic Guillermo Fernández |
Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg) |
Lemuel Steeples USA |
Hugo Hernández Argentina |
José Aguillar Cuba Pedro Cruz |
Welter weight (up to 67 kg) |
Andrés Aldama Cuba |
Mike McCallum Jamaica |
José Baret Dominican Republic Javier Colin |
Medium weight (up to 71 kg) |
José Angel Molina Puerto Rico |
James Shuler USA |
Francisco de Jesus Brazil Jorge Amparo |
Middle weight (up to 75 kg) |
José Gómez Cuba |
Carlos Fonseca Brazil |
Alfred Thomas Guyana Oscar Florentin |
Light heavyweight (up to 81 kg) |
Tony Tucker USA |
Dennis Jackson Puerto Rico |
Patrick Fennel Canada Clemente Ortiz |
Heavy weight (over 81 kg) |
Teófilo Stevenson Cuba |
Narciso Maldonado Puerto Rico |
Rufus Hadley USA Luis Castillo |
Medal table
rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7th |
2 | United States | 4th | 2 | 2 | 8th |
3 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 4th | 1 | 7th |
4th | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 4th | 5 |
5 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7th | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8th | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Canada | 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 | |
Total | 11 | 11 | 22nd | 44 |