# Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jorge Hernández Cuba |
| Silver | Ri Byong-uk North Korea |
| Bronze | Orlando Maldonado Puerto Rico |
| Bronze | Payao Pooltarat Thailand |

## Results

The following boxers took part in the event:
| Rank | Name | Country |
| 1 | Jorge Hernández | Cuba |
| 2 | Ri Byong-uk | North Korea |
| 3T | Orlando Maldonado | Puerto Rico |
| 3T | Payao Pooltarat | Thailand |
| 5T | Armando Guevara | Venezuela |
| 5T | Héctor Patri | Argentina |
| 5T | György Gedó | Hungary |
| 5T | Park Chan-hui | South Korea |
| 9T | Dietmar Geilich | East Germany |
| 9T | Oleksandr Tkachenko | Soviet Union |
| 9T | Brendan Dunne | Ireland |
| 9T | Ali Canay | Turkey |
| 9T | Henryk Średnicki | Poland |
| 9T | Serdambyn Batsükh | Mongolia |
| 9T | Mohamed Said Abdel Wehab | Egypt |
| 9T | Zoffa Yarawi | Papua New Guinea |
| 17T | Eduardo Baltar | Philippines |
| 17T | Louis Curtis | United States |
| 17T | Remus Cosma | Romania |
| 17T | Sayed Bashiri | Iran |
| 17T | Noboru Uchiyama | Japan |
| 17T | Sidney McKnight | Canada |
| 17T | Eleoncio Mercedes | Dominican Republic |
| 17T | Enrique Rodríguez | Spain |
| 17T | José Leroy | France |
| 17T | Abderrahim Najm | Morocco |
| 17T | Beykhan Fuchedzhiev | Bulgaria |

### First round

* Armando Guevara (VEN) def. Eduardo Baltar (PHI), 5:0
* Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Sidney McKnight (CAN), KO-1
* Henryk Średnicki (POL) def. Louis Curtis (USA), 5:0
* Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS) def. Eleoncio Mercedes (DOM), RSC-1
* Payao Poontarat (THA) def. Remus Cosma (ROM), 4:1
* Serdamba Batsuk (MGL) def. Enrique Rodríguez (ESP), RSC-3
* György Gedó (HUN) def. Said Bashiri (IRN), KO-2
* Orlando Maldonado(PUR) def. Lucky Mutale (ZAM), walk-over
* Brendan Dunne (IRL) def. Noboru Uchizama (JPN), RSC-2
* Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY) def. José Leroy (FRA), KO-1
* Héctor Patri (ARG) def. Alodji Edoh (TOG), walk-over
* Chan-Hee Park (KOR) def. Abderahim Najim (MAR), DSQ-3
* Alican Az (TUR) def. Stephen Muchoki (KEN), walk-over
* Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Beyhan Fuchedzhiev (BUL), RSC-3
* Zoffa Yarawi (PNG) def. Venostos Ochira (UGA), walk-over

### Second round

* Armando Guevara (VEN) def. Dietmar Geilich (GDR), 5:0
* Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Henryk Średnicki (POL), 3:2
* Payao Poontarat (THA) def. Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS), 3:2
* György Gedó (HUN) def. Serdamba Batsuk (MGL), 5:0
* Orlando Maldonado (PUR) def. Brendan Dunne (IRL), KO-1
* Héctor Patri (ARG) def. Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY), walk-over
* Chan-Hee Park (KOR) def. Alican Az (TUR), 5:0
* Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Zoffa Zarawi (PNG), KO-3

### Quarterfinals

* Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Armando Guevara (VEN), 3:2
* Payao Poontarat (THA) def. György Gedó (HUN), 4:1
* Orlando Maldonado (PUR) def. Héctor Patri (ARG), 5:0
* Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Chan-Hee Park (KOR), 3:2

### Semifinals

* Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Payao Poontarat (THA), RSC-2
* Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Orlando Maldonado (PUR), 5:0

### Final

* Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Li Byong-Uk (PRK), 4:1