1983 Pan American Games / Boxing
The 9th men's boxing competitions at the Pan American Games were held from August 14 to August 29, 1983 in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas . A new weight class (the super heavyweight ) was introduced; this was the only one in which no two bronze medals were awarded. A total of 47 medals were awarded in 12 weight classes.
Medalist
class | gold | silver | bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Half fly weight (up to 48 kg) |
Rafael Ramos Puerto Rico |
Paul Gonzales United States |
Héctor Díaz Dominican Republic Manoelito Santos |
Flyweight (up to 51 kg) |
Pedro Orlando Reyes Cuba |
Laureano Ramírez Padilla Dominican Republic |
Jesus Poll Venezuela Steve McCrory |
Bantam weight (up to 54 kg) |
Manuel Vilchez Venezuela |
Pedro Nolasco Dominican Republic |
Robinson Pitalúa Támara Colombia Floya Favors |
Feather weight (up to 57 kg) |
Adolfo Horta Cuba |
Santos Cardona Puerto Rico |
Bernard Gary USA Rafael Zuñiga Medrano |
Lightweight (up to 60 kg) |
Pernell Whitaker USA |
Ángel Herrera Vera Cuba |
Alberto Cortez Argentina Ángel Beltré |
Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg) |
Cadelario Duvergel Cuba |
Jerry Page USA |
Genaro Léon Mexico Giovanni Sepulveda |
Welter weight (up to 67 kg) |
Louis Howard USA |
José Aguillar Cuba |
Luis Luis García Venezuela Antonio Madureira |
Medium weight (up to 71 kg) |
Orestes Solano Cuba |
Dennis Milton USA |
Dario Matteoni Argentina Héctor Ortíz |
Middle weight (up to 75 kg) |
Bernardo Comas Cuba |
Alfredo Delgado Puerto Rico |
Pedro Gamarro Venezuela John Smith |
Light heavyweight (up to 81 kg) |
Pablo Romero Cuba |
Evander Holyfield United States |
Miguel Mosna Argentina Carlos Salazar |
Heavy weight (up to 91 kg) |
Aurelio Toyo Cuba |
Henry Tillman USA |
Virgilio Frias Dominican Republic Alex Stewart |
Super heavyweight (over 91 kg) |
Jorge Luis González Cuba |
Eloy Loaiza Venezuela |
Tyrell Biggs USA |
Medal table
rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 8th | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | United States | 2 | 5 | 4th | 11 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
4th | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 4th | 6th |
5 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 4th | 6th |
6th | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7th | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
9 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 12 | 23 | 47 |