1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco from January 15 to January 22, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics since the 2003 All-Africa Games. First and second place qualified for the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, except for the heavyweight and super heavyweight events, which only qualified for first place. A total of 89 fighters from 18 countries competed.
Medal winners[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
Jolly Katongole (UGA) | Redouane Bouchtouk (MAR) | (TUN)
(MAD) |
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) | Mebarek Soltani (ALG) | (ETH) |
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
(EGY) | David Munyasia (KEN) | Petit Jesus Ngnitedem (GAB)
(UGA) |
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) | Brian Mayanja (UGA) | (MRI)
(RSA) |
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | (TUN) | (ETH)
(UGA) |
Light Welterweight (– 64 kilograms) |
Mohamed Ali Sassi (TUN) | Hicham Nafil (MAR) | (ETH) |
Welterweight (– 69 kilograms) |
Benamar Meskine (ALG) | Ait Hammi Miloud (MAR) | (RSA)
(CMR) |
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
(RSA) | Joseph Lubega (UGA) | Nabil Kassel (ALG)
(KEN) |
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Abdelhani Kensi (ALG) | Flavio Furtado (CPV) | (ANG)
(MAR) |
Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Rachid El Haddak (MAR) | (CMR) | (KEN)
(RSA) |
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Carlos Takam (CMR) | (ANG) | Mohamed Amanissi (MAR)
(RSA) |
Qualified[]
Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)[]
Flyweight (– 51 kg)[]
Bantamweight (– 54 kg)[]
- (EGY) [1]
- David Munyasia (KEN) [2]
Featherweight (– 57 kg)[]
Lightweight (– 60 kg)[]
- Tahar Tamsamani (MAR)
- (TUN)
Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)[]
Welterweight (– 69 kg)[]
Middleweight (– 75 kg)[]
- (RSA)
- Joseph Lubega (UGA)
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)[]
Heavyweight (– 91 kg)[]
- Rachid El Haddak (MAR)
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)[]
Notes[]
- ^ Later on Petit Jesus Ngnitedem (GAB) replaced Mohamed Abdelsayed (Egypt).
- ^ David Munyasia (Kenya) was ejected from the 2004 Athens Games four days before the draw after he tested positive for cathine.
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Boxing qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2004 in Moroccan sport
- Boxing in Morocco
- January 2004 sports events in Africa