Boxing at the Summer Olympics

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Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer Olympics, except for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, because Swedish law banned the sport at the time.

[edit] Events

The boxing competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. There have been between 5 and 12 Olympic weight classes over the years (currently 11), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Until 1936, weights were measured in pounds, and from 1948 onwards, weights were measured in kilograms.

1904[1] 1908 1920-1936 1948  1952-1964   1968-1980   1984-2000  2004-2008 [1]
Heavyweight
+158 lb
(+71.7 kg)		 Heavyweight
+175 lb
(+79.4 kg)		 Heavyweight
+80 kg		 Heavyweight
+81 kg		 Super-Heavyweight
+91 kg
Heavyweight
81-91 kg
Light-Heavyweight
75-81 kg
Light-Heavyweight
73-80 kg
Light-Heavyweight
160-175 lb
(72.6-79.4 kg)
Middleweight
71-75 kg		 Middleweight
69-75 kg
Middleweight
67-73 kg
Middleweight
147-160 lb
(66.7-72.6 kg)
Middleweight
145-158 lb
(65.8-71.7 kg)		 Middleweight
140-158 lb
(63.5-71.7 kg)
Light-Middleweight
67-71 kg
Welterweight
64-69 kg
Welterweight
62-67 kg		 Welterweight
63.5-67 kg
Welterweight
135-147 lb
(61.2-66.7 kg)
Welterweight
135-145 lb
(61.2-65.8 kg)
Light-Welterweight
60-64 kg
Lightweight
126-140 lb
(57.2-63.5 kg)		 Light-Welterweight
60-63.5 kg
Lightweight
58-62 kg
Lightweight
125-135 lb
(56.7-61.2 kg)		 Lightweight
126-135 lb
(57.2-61.2 kg)
Lightweight
57-60 kg
Featherweight
54-58 kg
Featherweight
116-126 lb
(52.6-57.2 kg)		 Featherweight
118[2]-126 lb
(53.5-57.2 kg)
Featherweight
54-57 kg
Featherweight
115-125 lb
(52.2-56.7 kg)
Bantamweight
51-54 kg
Bantamweight
112-118[2] lb
(50.8-53.5 kg)
Bantamweight
-116 lb
(-52.6 kg)
Bantamweight
105-115 lb
(47.6-52.2 kg)
Flyweight
-51 kg		 Flyweight
48-51 kg
Flyweight
-112 lb
(-50.8 kg)
Light-Flyweight
-48 kg
Flyweight
-105 lb
(-47.6 kg)
7 5 8 8 10 11 12 11

[edit] Medal Table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 48 24 35 107
2 Cuba Cuba (CUB) 32 15 8 55
3 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 14 19 19 52
4 Italy Italy (ITA) 14 13 15 42
5 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 13 12 20 45
6 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 10 1 9 20
7 Poland Poland (POL) 8 9 26 43
8 Argentina Argentina (ARG) 7 6 11 24
9 South Africa South Africa (RSA) 6 4 9 19
10 Russia Russia (RUS) 6 3 8 17
11 East Germany East Germany (GDR) 5 2 6 13
12 Germany Germany (GER) 4 7 8 19
13 Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL) 4 5 8 17
14 France France (FRA) 4 5 7 16
15 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ) 4 4 3 11
16 Canada Canada (CAN) 3 7 7 17
17 South Korea South Korea (KOR) 3 6 9 18
18 Thailand Thailand (THA) 3 2 6 11
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG) 3 2 6 11
20 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3 1 2 6
21 Mexico Mexico (MEX) 2 3 6 11
22 North Korea North Korea (PRK) 2 3 3 8
23 Finland Finland (FIN) 2 0 12 14
24 Romania Romania (ROM) 1 9 15 25
25 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 1 4 5 10
26 Ireland Ireland (IRL) 1 3 5 9
27 United Team of Germany United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 3 2 6
28 Ukraine Ukraine (UKR) 1 2 4 7
29 Norway Norway (NOR) 1 2 2 5
Venezuela Venezuela (VEN) 1 2 2 5
31 West Germany West Germany (FRG) 1 1 6 8
32 Kenya Kenya (KEN) 1 1 5 7
33 Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 1 1 4 6
34 Belgium Belgium (BEL) 1 1 2 4
35 New Zealand New Zealand (NZL) 1 1 1 3
36 Algeria Algeria (ALG) 1 0 5 6
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 0 5 6
38 Japan Japan (JPN) 1 0 2 3
39 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 0 5 6 11
40 Nigeria Nigeria (NGR) 0 3 3 6
41 Uganda Uganda (UGA) 0 3 1 4
42 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (PUR) 0 2 5 7
43 Philippines Philippines (PHI) 0 2 3 5
44 Spain Spain (ESP) 0 2 2 4
Turkey Turkey (TUR) 0 2 2 4
46 Colombia Colombia (COL) 0 2 3 5
47 Belarus Belarus (BLR) 0 2 0 2
48 Australia Australia (AUS) 0 1 3 4
Egypt Egypt (EGY) 0 1 3 4
50 Chile Chile (CHI) 0 1 2 3
Ghana Ghana (GHA) 0 1 2 3
52 Unified Team Unified Team (EUN) 0 1 1 2
53 Australasia Australasia (ANZ) 0 1 0 1
Cameroon Cameroon (CMR) 0 1 0 1
Czech Republic Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 0 1
Estonia Estonia (EST) 0 1 0 1
Tonga Tonga (TGA) 0 1 0 1
58 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (AZE) 0 0 3 3
Morocco Morocco (MAR) 0 0 3 3
60 Mongolia Mongolia (MGL) 0 0 2 2
Tunisia Tunisia (TUN) 0 0 2 2
62 Bermuda Bermuda (BER) 0 0 1 1
Brazil Brazil (BRA) 0 0 1 1
Cambodia Cambodia (CAM) 0 0 1 1
China China (CHN) 0 0 1 1
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (DOM) 0 0 1 1
Georgia Georgia (GEO) 0 0 1 1
Guyana Guyana (GUY) 0 0 1 1
Moldova Moldova (MDA) 0 0 1 1
Niger Niger (NIG) 0 0 1 1
Pakistan Pakistan (PAK) 0 0 1 1
Syria Syria (SYR) 0 0 1 1
Uruguay Uruguay (URU) 0 0 1 1
Zambia Zambia (ZAM) 0 0 1 1


  1. ^ Boxers were allowed to compete in multiple weight classes in 1904, as long as they were not over the maximum weight for each class.
  2. ^ a b The division between Bantamweight and Featherweight was moved from 118 lb to 119 lb for 1932-1936.


Boxing at the Summer Olympics
1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
See also: List of Olympic medalists in boxing
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