Medal Picks

51 kg (112 lbs.)

[Gold]Georgi Balakshin, Russia
[Silver]Jerome Thomas, France
[Bronze]Yuriolkis Gamboa, Cuba
[Bronze]Somjigt Jongjohor, Thailand
Two-time European champion Balakshin is making his Olympic debut.

54 kg (119 lbs.)

[Gold]Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuba
[Silver]Agassi Mamedov, Azerbaijan
[Bronze]Gennady Kovalev, Russia
[Bronze]AM Hallab, France
Mamedov represented Turkey at the 2000 Games.

57 kg (126 lbs.)

[Gold]Galib Jafarov, Kazakhstan
[Silver]Vitaly Tajbert, Germany
[Bronze]Jo Scok Hwan, South Korea
[Bronze]Abdusaalom Khasanov, Tajikistan
Sydney champ Bekzat Sattarkhanov, a Kazakh, died in a 2000 car crash.

60 kg (132 lbs.)

[Gold]Mario Kindelan, Cuba
[Silver]Dimitar Stilianov, Bulgaria
[Bronze]Pichai Sayotha, Thailand
[Bronze]Aydyn Sclcuk, Turkey
Mario's cousin is Orestes Kindelan, Cuba's alltime home run king.

64 kg (141 lbs.)

[Gold]Alexander Maletin, Russia
[Silver]Willy Blain, France
[Bronze]Rock Allen, U.S.
[Bronze]Juan de Dios Navarro, Mexico
Allen was DQ'd at the 2000 trials after his brother Tiger weighed in for him.