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Audley Harrison wins Olympic men's +91kg boxing gold at Sydney 2000

Audley Harrison won the men's +91kg title in boxing at the Sydney Olympics on 1 October 2000.

2000-10-01 International Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia
Source-checked report card · BoxingEvent: Men's +91kg

2000-10-01 · Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia

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The story

Audley Harrison won the men's +91kg title in boxing at the Sydney Olympics on 1 October 2000. The gold medal represented United Kingdom, with the competition recorded at Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.

How it unfolded

Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) took silver; Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) took bronze; Paolo Vidoz (Italy) took bronze. The complete medal order identifies the competition’s outcome, including the countries represented by the other medallists.

The wider picture

Boxing organised separate knockout draws for each weight category. Both losing semi-finalists received bronze medals, so the podium contained four boxers rather than three.

The medal results

Boxing · 2000-10-01
MedalCompetitorCountry
GoldAudley HarrisonUnited Kingdom
SilverMukhtarkhan DildabekovKazakhstan
BronzeRustam SaidovUzbekistan
BronzePaolo VidozItaly

Sources

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