# Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

The men's featherweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 18 September to 1 October at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan claimed the featherweight title. Three months later, he was killed in a car accident.

## Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 18 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 1 October. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.
All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

## Competitors

| Name | Country |
| Musa Simelane | Swaziland |
| Israel Hector Pérez | Argentina |
| Tahar Tamsamani | Morocco |
| Park Heung-Min | South Korea |
| Ovidiu Bobîrnat | Romania |
| Bekzat Sattarkhanov | Kazakhstan |
| Noureddine Medjihoud | Algeria |
| Jeffrey Mathebula | South Africa |
| Valdemir Pereira | Brazil |
| James Swan | Australia |
| Haider Ali | Pakistan |
| Ramazan Palyani | Turkey |
| Falk Huste | Germany |
| Joni Turunen | Finland |
| Bijan Batmani | Iran |
| Ricardo Juarez | United States |
| Kassim Napa Adam | Uganda |
| Tulkunbay Turgunov | Uzbekistan |
| Somluck Kamsing | Thailand |
| Andrés Ledesma | Colombia |
| Servin Suleymanov | Ukraine |
| Yuri Mladenov | Bulgaria |
| Hidehiko Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Yosvani Aguilera | Cuba |
| Kamil Djamaloudinov | Russia |
| Vida Bičiulaitis | Lithuania |
| Yohannes Sheferaw | Ethiopia |
| Francisco Bojado | Mexico |

## Results

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)
| Round of 32 Monday, September 18, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 32 Monday, September 18, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 32 Monday, September 18, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 16 Saturday, September 23, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 16 Saturday, September 23, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 16 Saturday, September 23, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Quarter-finals Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Quarter-finals Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Quarter-finals Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Semi-finals Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 | Semi-finals Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 | Semi-finals Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 | Final Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 | Final Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 | Final Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 |
| | | | Musa Simelane (SWZ) | Musa Simelane (SWZ) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Israel Hector Pérez (ARG) | Israel Hector Pérez (ARG) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Israel Hector Pérez (ARG) | Israel Hector Pérez (ARG) | 18 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Park Heung-min (KOR) | Park Heung-min (KOR) | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | 10 | | | |
| Ovidiu Bobîrnat (ROM) | Ovidiu Bobîrnat (ROM) | 5 | | | | | | | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | 22 | | | |
| Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | 14 | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Noureddine Medjihoud (ALG) | Noureddine Medjihoud (ALG) | 5 | Jeffrey Mathebula (RSA) | Jeffrey Mathebula (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey Mathebula (RSA) | Jeffrey Mathebula (RSA) | 10 | | | | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | 12 | | | | | | |
| Valdemir Pereira (BRA) | Valdemir Pereira (BRA) | 8 | | | | Ramazan Palyani (TUR) | Ramazan Palyani (TUR) | 11 | | | | | | |
| James Swan (AUS) | James Swan (AUS) | 4 | Valdemir Pereira (BRA) | Valdemir Pereira (BRA) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Haider Ali (PAK) | Haider Ali (PAK) | 4 | Ramazan Palyani (TUR) | Ramazan Palyani (TUR) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramazan Palyani (TUR) | Ramazan Palyani (TUR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) | 22 |
| Falk Huste (GER) | Falk Huste (GER) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | 14 |
| Joni Turunen (FIN) | Joni Turunen (FIN) | 6 | Falk Huste (GER) | Falk Huste (GER) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bijan Batmani (IRI) | Bijan Batmani (IRI) | | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricardo Juarez (USA) | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | RSC | | | | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | RSC | | | | | | |
| Kassim Napa Adam (UGA) | Kassim Napa Adam (UGA) | 3 | | | | Somluck Kamsing (THA) | Somluck Kamsing (THA) | | | | | | | |
| Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB) | Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB) | 12 | Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB) | Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Somluck Kamsing (THA) | Somluck Kamsing (THA) | RSC | Somluck Kamsing (THA) | Somluck Kamsing (THA) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrés Ledesma (COL) | Andrés Ledesma (COL) | | | | | | | | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | Ricardo Juarez (USA) | 23 | | | |
| Servin Suleimanov (UKR) | Servin Suleimanov (UKR) | 4 | | | | | | | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | 12 | | | |
| Yuri Mladenov (BUL) | Yuri Mladenov (BUL) | 7 | Yuri Mladenov (BUL) | Yuri Mladenov (BUL) | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hidehiko Tsukamoto (JPN) | Hidehiko Tsukamoto (JPN) | 3 | Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) | Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) | Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) | RSC | | | | Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) | Yosvani Aguilera (CUB) | 12 | | | | | | |
| Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | 9 | | | | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | 17 | | | | | | |
| Vidas Bičiulaitis (LTU) | Vidas Bičiulaitis (LTU) | 5 | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | Kamil Djamaloudinov (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes (ETH) | Yohanes Shiferaw Yohanes (ETH) | | Francisco Bojado (MEX) | Francisco Bojado (MEX) | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Francisco Bojado (MEX) | Francisco Bojado (MEX) | RSC | | | | | | | | | | | | |